It is if you don't understand Alternate History/Counter Factual History. I have explained it the best way I know how.hjalti wrote:This thread is silly. Since Jesus was the emperor Tiberius, if he hadn't been killed, he would obviously just have gone back to Rome to rule the empire.
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What you propose would be a fictional tale inside a fictional tale.
I agree - Jesus could have gone on to become a teacher, or continued to be a Tekton (the "Last temptation" book doesn't say what he did for a living) or whatever - he could have honed his political skills and gone on to be part of the local Roman Govt. This is NOT alternate history - it's rewriting FICTION... which is what the story of Jesus is. (obviously I'm in the MJ camp)
Or is your question: "How would real history have been changed had the fictional STORY of Jesus had a different ending? "
I agree - Jesus could have gone on to become a teacher, or continued to be a Tekton (the "Last temptation" book doesn't say what he did for a living) or whatever - he could have honed his political skills and gone on to be part of the local Roman Govt. This is NOT alternate history - it's rewriting FICTION... which is what the story of Jesus is. (obviously I'm in the MJ camp)
Or is your question: "How would real history have been changed had the fictional STORY of Jesus had a different ending? "
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You don't get it either huh.......Solstice wrote:What you propose would be a fictional tale inside a fictional tale.
I agree - Jesus could have gone on to become a teacher, or continued to be a Tekton (the "Last temptation" book doesn't say what he did for a living) or whatever - he could have honed his political skills and gone on to be part of the local Roman Govt. This is NOT alternate history - it's rewriting FICTION... which is what the story of Jesus is. (obviously I'm in the MJ camp)
Or is your question: "How would real history have been changed had the fictional STORY of Jesus had a different ending? "