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I believe John the Baptist was historical. I believe his murder was political to some extent... I'm posting from a smart phone/dumb fingers device so i might have to.reformat this tmmrw 1. Of all the characters in this collection John may be the best candidate for historicity. 2. JC is a Construct....

If a Galilean was crucified at Passover and people martyred his perceived sacrifice and made him a god, as Hellenist divorced cultural Judaism, what religious evidence would they leave? Exactly what we possess is the exact progression we see it in. 100% exact fit like a glove. Outhouse -- Ya' noe A...

When I see a Catholic priest I can't help but scrutinize him for any signs that this whole charade is just a front for his (socially rejected) sexual preference. If there were a group of men who said, we only hang out with men, in pairs, alone with no women, never getting married ... it isn't hard ...

Jay Raskin, Christs and Christianities , ISBN-13: 978-1413497915, p. 99+ https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Christs-Christianities-Jay-Raskin/dp/1413497918 "What is most interesting is the context of these two passages. Neither Tacitus nor Suetonius refers to Christians before or after this point...

Hello Ben -- I list this for informational purposes. You are aware of my Thesis here. Matthew gives a story, a very sexual story, of the virgins. Archelaus is a Party Boy and on this night at Passover, he is in character: Josephus, Ant... , 17, 9, 5: "He also charged him with his neglect of the...

Giuseppe -- Something like, "Savior, Son of the Father". What's the problem? "It's just fuckin' Parthians, ya' know? They wanted that uhhh... Ditz, son of the Father Ditz. Lord-God-Domitian, are they stupid. Just rewrite the stories I gave you into one big story, OK? I mean, it's sooo...

Josephus. Ant.. ., 18, 2, 4: "About this time died Phraates, king of the Parthians, by the treachery of Phraataces his son, upon the occasion following: When Phraates had had legitimate sons of his own, he had also an Italian maid-servant , whose name was Thermusa, who had been formerly sent to...

Mark. Summary. "[Billy Pilgrim] was down in the meat locker on the night that Dresden was destroyed. There were sounds like giant footsteps above. Those were sticks of high-explosive bombs. The giants walked and walked. The meat locker was a very safe shelter. All that happened down there was ...

Chapter 15, 16 and beyond: Chapter 15: [1] And as soon as it was morning... Which morning? I know that it's the Story's "...which morning" but...which morning? "...and delivered him to Pilate" Well, no, but that's for another day. [6] Now at the feast he used to release for them ...

1. Gaius (1 Cor 1:14; Rom 16:23) "Gaius", 1 Corinthians 1:14 is suspicious. I believe that is is possible to provide a link back to the Historical here: Tacitus, Histories, Book 4: "The murder of Calpurnius Galerianus caused the utmost consternation. He was a son of Caius Piso, and h...