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goldent

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15. This to me seems like a rational view by a non-believer

Reply to carolinayellowdog (Reply #13)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 02:47 AM

Dec 2014

Obviously something was going on in the first century when the early books of the New Testament were written. This we know because these writings exist and we can date them to that period. From that point on you can use the principles of Occam's razor, academics and theologians, and of course your own feelings, to form an opinion of what is true.

My opinion is that the New Testament is full of flaws (some are well documented), but has some great teachings, and that the story of Jesus is not the story of a regular man.

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

And is the 25th of December the actual time Jesus was born? still_one Dec 2014 #1

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