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Regarding Jesus
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RE: Regarding Jesus
It's remotely possible that the Biblical Jesus was inspired by a real man. He could have been one of the many Messiah claimants of the time. As he didn't cause enough disturbance to get the Roman legions involved he wouldn't have been recorded in history.

One or more of his supporters could have thought they'd seen him after his death (a very common hallucination) and the story grew with the telling. Then it somehow spread to the Gentiles who added their own mythological details.
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Regarding Jesus - by Dystopia - July 7, 2014 at 9:19 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by ShaMan - July 7, 2014 at 9:24 pm
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RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 7, 2014 at 9:47 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Mudhammam - July 7, 2014 at 10:08 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Dystopia - July 8, 2014 at 5:58 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by DeistPaladin - July 9, 2014 at 9:28 am
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RE: Regarding Jesus - by DeistPaladin - July 9, 2014 at 4:54 pm
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RE: Regarding Jesus - by DeistPaladin - July 9, 2014 at 12:10 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Wyrd of Gawd - July 8, 2014 at 12:09 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 8, 2014 at 12:11 am
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RE: Regarding Jesus - by Jenny A - July 8, 2014 at 12:27 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Losty - July 8, 2014 at 1:15 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 1:24 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Losty - July 8, 2014 at 1:47 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by ignoramus - July 8, 2014 at 2:12 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 2:24 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Losty - July 8, 2014 at 4:31 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 8, 2014 at 5:01 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Natachan - July 8, 2014 at 8:39 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 9:09 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 8, 2014 at 10:22 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Tonus - July 9, 2014 at 1:27 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 10:27 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 8, 2014 at 10:47 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 11:00 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 8, 2014 at 11:49 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 11:59 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 8, 2014 at 1:11 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 8, 2014 at 12:07 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Natachan - July 8, 2014 at 12:10 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 8, 2014 at 12:20 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 12:15 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 8, 2014 at 1:15 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 8, 2014 at 1:18 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 8, 2014 at 2:12 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 1:20 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 8, 2014 at 2:49 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by vorlon13 - July 8, 2014 at 1:36 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Jenny A - July 8, 2014 at 1:48 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 1:51 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Jenny A - July 8, 2014 at 2:14 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 8, 2014 at 2:21 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 8, 2014 at 2:31 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 8, 2014 at 5:17 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Wyrd of Gawd - July 9, 2014 at 1:41 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 9, 2014 at 2:25 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 9, 2014 at 5:52 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Wyrd of Gawd - July 9, 2014 at 6:05 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 9, 2014 at 5:58 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 9, 2014 at 6:27 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 9, 2014 at 6:29 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 9, 2014 at 6:50 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by The Grand Nudger - July 9, 2014 at 7:00 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 9, 2014 at 9:17 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by ThomM - July 9, 2014 at 9:51 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Confused Ape - July 9, 2014 at 11:28 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 9, 2014 at 11:53 am
RE: Regarding Jesus - by ThomM - July 9, 2014 at 12:30 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 9, 2014 at 12:52 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by vorlon13 - July 9, 2014 at 1:00 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 9, 2014 at 1:21 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 9, 2014 at 1:57 pm
RE: Regarding Jesus - by Minimalist - July 9, 2014 at 5:04 pm
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