has anyone read this book?
i haven't, but i just watched a documentary on it.
the author's premise is that the idea of jesus as a god coming to earth came out of egyptian mythology and that there is no real archeological evidence that jesus actually existed.
Never mind.
The Babylonians were teaching this exact thing 2000 years before JC. Check out the Akkadian Council of Wisdom. I'm just making the point if that if those are the teaching of Jesus and therefore he was the son of god, then the Babylonians teaching that must also have been the son of god.
has anyone read this book?
i haven't, but i just watched a documentary on it.
the author's premise is that the idea of jesus as a god coming to earth came out of egyptian mythology and that there is no real archeological evidence that jesus actually existed.
OOOOOOOOOOOK.
Why do you think it is?
has anyone read this book?
i haven't, but i just watched a documentary on it.
the author's premise is that the idea of jesus as a god coming to earth came out of egyptian mythology and that there is no real archeological evidence that jesus actually existed.
Aren't the above examples of hearsay?
No.
has anyone read this book?
i haven't, but i just watched a documentary on it.
the author's premise is that the idea of jesus as a god coming to earth came out of egyptian mythology and that there is no real archeological evidence that jesus actually existed.
NVL, didn't you mention something about hearsay?
I did. To what specifically are you referring?
did you know there are no numbers in the bible at all?.
that's right.. oh, except the book of numbers (which is rather counter-intuitive) which contains no numbers itself.. what am i talking about?.
consider this startling fact:.
Now those are real numbers that some men can appreciate
Quotas are in the bible.
has anyone read this book?
i haven't, but i just watched a documentary on it.
the author's premise is that the idea of jesus as a god coming to earth came out of egyptian mythology and that there is no real archeological evidence that jesus actually existed.
But Jesus not only subscribed to these teachings, he also lived and died for them.
No to be callous, but so? Lots of other people did before he came along.
Since the truth of his teachings and example resonate with me, I cannot disbelieve him when he says he came from God, or that he is the Son of God.
Others taught pretty much everything Jesus re-iterated before he came along. Were they also the son of god since the same things they taught BEFORE jesus resonates with you?
That wars and atrocities are the works of people, with or without religion and/or faith.
True. I don't think anyone has ever said a holy book has killed anyone, but it sure has been a common excuse to practice murder, genocide and oppression a lot more than it has "love thy neighbor".
has anyone read this book?
i haven't, but i just watched a documentary on it.
the author's premise is that the idea of jesus as a god coming to earth came out of egyptian mythology and that there is no real archeological evidence that jesus actually existed.
But I follow Christ because I believe this message, and one other.
Jesus certainly wasn't the first to subscribe to these ideas. Why single him out?
I challenge anyone to read the above account and still contend that Jesus was speaking of literal warfare.
What he said or didn't say is all hearsay anyway :)
Agreed. I think the only way that many atheists are going to acknowledge this is if religion and faith are gone (or driven into hiding) and the wars and atrocities of man continue.
Acknowledge what? That people are jerks?
did you know there are no numbers in the bible at all?.
that's right.. oh, except the book of numbers (which is rather counter-intuitive) which contains no numbers itself.. what am i talking about?.
consider this startling fact:.
I think you may have missed my point!
It is in the act of representing quantity IN THE SAME WAY you represent words that CONFUSION and SUPERSTITION became a tertiary consideration in bible writing.
Just like lots of things, it's contextually based. I agree it's a bad thing to base your life and religion on. I was just saying that because they are not represented in the same way we represent them today doesn't mean that there aren't numbers. That's like saying the numbers 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 don't exist in spoken for because they sound phonetically like won, to (too), for (fore), ate and tin.
But, your larger point is a good one.
has anyone read this book?
i haven't, but i just watched a documentary on it.
the author's premise is that the idea of jesus as a god coming to earth came out of egyptian mythology and that there is no real archeological evidence that jesus actually existed.
Jesus also said "I came not to bring peace, but a sword" and that he would tear families apart.
did you know there are no numbers in the bible at all?.
that's right.. oh, except the book of numbers (which is rather counter-intuitive) which contains no numbers itself.. what am i talking about?.
consider this startling fact:.
There are so many people who have found secret codes in the Bibles that I wonder why we have to believe this one.
Someone on here said a few days ago, I forget who wrote it, but they said that it seems that everyone that "figures out" when the "end" or armageddon or when christ will return by using secrets codes always manages to arrive at a date that occurs in their lifetime, or at least, way more often than not. Interesting idea to say the least and at least anecdotally verified by my own lazy research.
That is why, I think, the Early Church fathers deliberately DESTROYED the original manuscripts.
Speculation or is there a source for this? If this is in any way verfiable, it would be VERY interesting....
