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To: Brumar89 who wrote (54445)	5/10/2014 3:36:11 PM
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Alexander the "Son of God" , did alot of living for a 33yr old? As far as histories go Josephus 375yrs later has him stopping off at Jerusalem where the priests quickly found an apt prophecy (post haste, clever priests) which described "a mighty Greek king" who would conquer the Persian Empire. He spares Jerusalem acccoring to Josephus and pushes south into Egypt, surprise surprise, see how histories get forged/massaged in later? But you could say it was a miracle from God of course, see how miracles get made too? They were happening all around, every other day/week, surrounding every major historical figure, for all the world was afoot with the Gods, Goddesses, The Fates, for all of Nature was full of Magic! The Egyptians as well were just thrilled to get rid of the Persians so called him liberator & procaliming him "Master of the Universe" and the "Son of God" , always nice to have these little historical notations that remind us just how many King of Kings & Son's of God there were. Name of Alexander the Great in Egyptian hieroglyphs (written from right to left), c. 330 BC, Egypt. Louvre Museum.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (54445)	5/10/2014 3:45:43 PM
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We even have probably what is expremely close reproduction of him, I'd bet a dozen golden apples he looked very much like this. But how funny how we have no descriptions at all of some other magical mythical characters that lived 400yrs later? Not even one physical distinguishing feature of their torso or face is ever mentioned, the color of their eyes or hair, what was their favorite food or wine, which would have them fall out beyond the line of generated myths. There is reality then there are fantasies & wishful thinking...

To: Brumar89 who wrote (54445)	5/10/2014 3:56:02 PM
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Also the Greeks had a real syncretic influence on the art over in northern India/Pakistan & Afghanistan as they find with these 1rst century statues of the Greco-Buddha style ...but wait Buddha was a myth & stole everything from Christians according to you? Then how did these statues get made in 1rst & 2nd centuries AD then? Alexander founded many cities in India, btw, to some effect. The Greek style of natural realism in sculpture is unmistakable, we see Art itself, part of cultural exchange is a clear means of tracing History. (along with carbon dating which we know you hate so much) The Buddha, in Greco-Buddhist style, 1st–2nd century AD, Gandhara (Modern Pakistan). Tokyo National Museum.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (54445)	5/10/2014 4:07:32 PM
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Why don't you do some true Bible study today, bone up like a good man on the History of Alexander the "Son of God", just this map of his exploits in India are just so amazing. What stopped his march there was his men were growing weary , the huge width of the mighty Ganges river and the new foes of Ganderites and Praesii were awaiting them with eighty thousand horsemen, two hundred thousand footmen, eight thousand chariots, and six thousand war Elephants! Alexander even still wanted to press on, but that would have been the end... What an amazing accomplishment for this "Son of God" , truely for that time. This is how we know the Hindus were doing the ritual baptizing bathing in the river, where on earth did you get the idea that John the Baptist was anything original? The Indians were doing it by the 1000's even back then, better think again about your little Old Testement histories, the Harrappan was one of the three eldest, most wide spread bronze age civilizations besides Mesopotamian & Egyptian. So much for your theories about the Buddha, these were the cities founded by Alexander in that part of the world, this is not myth stuff, but historical, what we like best on a science thread.