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12. From a historical perspective, all I take from the Bible is that there was

Reply to carolinayellowdog (Reply #10)

Fri Dec 26, 2014, 09:42 PM

Dec 2014

this guy Jesus -- IMO that is well established. Any the fact that the Bible exists provides another historical fact that there were a number of people in the 1st century (starting as early as 60 or 70) who wrote the stories down, at a time when eyewitnesses would still have been living (or certainly within a generation). This is something to ponder.

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Can you question the Virgin Birth and still be a Christian? [View all] hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

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no. it was chosen by the church to get people to stop celebrsting the pagan festivals around hrmjustin Dec 2014 #2

Is a "virgin birth" a uniquely christian idea? Smarmie Doofus Dec 2014 #3

Yes, there were older religions with virgin births in their faith structure. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #4

I have to disagree witb Justin on this. okasha Dec 2014 #5

I defer to you on this. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #6

A hero fathered by a god - isn't that the story of Jesus? eomer Dec 2014 #7

I would say that most literature okasha Dec 2014 #9

I think you can always find similarities between stories if goldent Dec 2014 #11

Obviously it depends on who you ask. eomer Dec 2014 #8

Fiction, facts, faith, and foundations carolinayellowdog Dec 2014 #10

From a historical perspective, all I take from the Bible is that there was goldent Dec 2014 #12

Executed for causing a disruption at the Temple during Passover-- posthumous visions by disciples carolinayellowdog Dec 2014 #13

What I find amusing about the mythecist premise okasha Dec 2014 #14

This to me seems like a rational view by a non-believer goldent Dec 2014 #15

Of course, just as one can question the resurrection... TreasonousBastard Dec 2014 #16