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To: Blasher who wrote (36493)	5/23/2013 11:44:45 AM
From: average joe	Respond to of 69300

That, of course with absolute certainty, is just your opinion. It was only after Paul's early writings that we see the literal attempt to create and embellish the story of Jesus. The further in time we get from Paul, the more detail we see added to the myth of the historical Jesus. Paul is universally agreed to have been an historical person who wrote well before 70 CE. However, later letters attributed to Paul (the Pastorals) are widely regarded as forgeries. Paul's early writings do not refer to an historical Jesus. He talks only about the mystical crucified and resurrected Christ. It is clear that he is writing about a spiritual rebirth, not an actual resurrection of the flesh. The pagan mystery religions from which Christianity was derived predate Christianity by thousands of years. There are no teachings in Christianity which were not said earlier by the pagans. One reason that the Bible and the Roman church came out so strongly against paganism was to hide its pagan roots. The myth of the dying/resurrecting god man is a central theme of all of the great pagan mystery religions around the Mediterranean. This universal myth was blended with the Jewish concept of the Messiah to create the Jesus myth.

To: Blasher who wrote (36493)	5/23/2013 11:54:20 AM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

So, we are more sure of the Bible being accurate (regardless of time and translation) than we are of Shakespeare, Homer, or any of the other books/authors you've posted about here as being so much smarter/better than Jesus. When have I ever posted anything from Shakespeare or Homer?