Yeah, I knew about the farmhouse and Sepphoris, and the Bethlehem idea is a little weak, but I don't think it's ridiculous (not that you used that term).
I think you have to remember that the OT stories are just as far-fetched (if not more) than the NT. The OT has terms and ideas in it that come from the 2nd or 3rd century BC. A great deal of it is nowhere near as old as it says it is. The story and even existence of David can be debated, although I'd have to read back a ways to do that, and seeing the lack of interest in this thread, it's not worth the effort.
I think you have to remember that the OT stories are just as far-fetched (if not more) than the NT. The OT has terms and ideas in it that come from the 2nd or 3rd century BC. A great deal of it is nowhere near as old as it says it is. The story and even existence of David can be debated, although I'd have to read back a ways to do that, and seeing the lack of interest in this thread, it's not worth the effort.
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- Buddha
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- Buddha
"Anyone wanting to believe Jesus lived and walked as a real live human being must do so despite the evidence, not because of it."
- Dennis McKinsey
