New Religious Tablets Found
A New York Times article on 6 July 2008 says, “A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days.
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If such a messianic description really is there, it will contribute to a developing re-evaluation of both popular and scholarly views of Jesus, since it suggests that the story of his death and resurrection was not unique but part of a recognized Jewish tradition at the time.”
So rising from the dead after 3 days was normal for the various messiahs back then. There were lots of them, but only one was the true messiah. And who that was depends upon your brand of religion.
I was confirmed in the Christian church. I wore the little black dress and helped out the padre with the Sunday services. As soon as I grew up I travelled to Israel. I visited the old city of Jerusalem, the church in Nazareth, the dome of the rock, swam in the Jordan river, and sat by the edge of the Sea of Galilee (lake Tiberius) with my shoes off dangling my feet in the water.
I guess I never have really believed that stuff about Jesus’ mother being a virgin. Or Jesus walking on water, and him turning water into wine. Or the stories about the burning bushes and parting the waters in the sea. What a bunch of fantasy for ignorant, uneducated people.
And not letting priests get married or have sex with women has meant that this important occupation has become the haven for gay men and guys who like bum fucking young boys.
It’s a real shame too, because human society badly needs a strong belief system which encourages moral and ethical behavior. But so much of the Christian mythology is just so wildly implausible. In this era of well educated people this kind of story telling no longer holds much water.
LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/world/middleeast/06stone.html?em&ex=1216094400&en=4eff7f821687be02&ei=5087%0A
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If such a messianic description really is there, it will contribute to a developing re-evaluation of both popular and scholarly views of Jesus, since it suggests that the story of his death and resurrection was not unique but part of a recognized Jewish tradition at the time.”
So rising from the dead after 3 days was normal for the various messiahs back then. There were lots of them, but only one was the true messiah. And who that was depends upon your brand of religion.
I was confirmed in the Christian church. I wore the little black dress and helped out the padre with the Sunday services. As soon as I grew up I travelled to Israel. I visited the old city of Jerusalem, the church in Nazareth, the dome of the rock, swam in the Jordan river, and sat by the edge of the Sea of Galilee (lake Tiberius) with my shoes off dangling my feet in the water.
I guess I never have really believed that stuff about Jesus’ mother being a virgin. Or Jesus walking on water, and him turning water into wine. Or the stories about the burning bushes and parting the waters in the sea. What a bunch of fantasy for ignorant, uneducated people.
And not letting priests get married or have sex with women has meant that this important occupation has become the haven for gay men and guys who like bum fucking young boys.
It’s a real shame too, because human society badly needs a strong belief system which encourages moral and ethical behavior. But so much of the Christian mythology is just so wildly implausible. In this era of well educated people this kind of story telling no longer holds much water.
LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/world/middleeast/06stone.html?em&ex=1216094400&en=4eff7f821687be02&ei=5087%0A
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