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To: Dayuhan who wrote (24193)	8/10/1998 9:23:00 PM
From: JF Quinnelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Christ's appeal, I'm convinced, is that he said (or may have said; it hardly matters) things that we know are true. So name a few. I don't think there are any that we can't find equaled in Hillel, such as the 'Golden Rule'. Surely Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are every bit as good if not better. If the convincing part of Christ's pitch was the miracles, it's unlikely that his following would have spread beyond those who witnessed the miracles. . Second hand accounts of miracles are a dime a dozen today (read any tabloid), and I'm sure they were even cheaper then. You are correct that a lot of miracle stories were floating around then; there were also a lot of "messiahs" who were going to throw off the Roman yoke. 'Christian mythology' tells us that over 500 people saw Christ wandering around the streets of Jerusalem for several days after his very public execution (I think this is in Acts). If true, this could explain why he made an impression whereas the other miracle workers and messiahs are largely forgotten, found only in obscure historical works.