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I've often wondered whether we have done Jesus a great disservice by assigning him the same birthday as ancient gods. In mythology, Horus of Egypt (c. 3000 BC), Mithra of Persia (c. 1200 BC), Attis of Greece (c. 1200 BC), Krishna of India (c. 900 BC), Dionysus of Greece (c. 500 BC) and others were... Continue Reading →
Most of us are confident that we know basic details about Jesus. Certainly, we know where he was born. More than likely, we don't.
It's really not the circumstances surrounding Jesus's birth or death that matter, it's his dash. Most Christians disagree, some more vehemently than others.
Now we learn that Jesus of Nazareth grew up in a city that was a mere four acres in size, leading us to conclude that if the Messiah went missing, it would not have gone unnoticed and there would have been no 18-year gap in the record of Jesus’ life. There probably would have been a town-wide search party; residents in neighboring towns might have joined in, and the mushrooming posse would have been so unprecedented that one of the few literate citizens would have written about it.
Loud Mouth in the Balcony 