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Carazaa · F
So if that is the case does that change the fact that Jesus did not do the miracles, died for humanities sins, rose from the grave, and answers my prayers?
@Carazaa
[quote] But I am curious what do you think?[/quote]
Changes nothing for me. I've always thought the bible was written by men, for men with no influence of anything divine or supernatural.
The New Testament in particular is very clearly a progression of a legend where Jesus becomes more and more holy and powerful and mistakes are corrected for.
Eg> In order to be the Messiah, Jesus needed to be from Bethlehem...but he wasn't, he was from Galilee and they have to invent a non-sensical story about Joseph returning to his ancestor's homeland for a census so that Jesus could be born where he was supposed to be for the prophecy.
So the fact that we get stories added to make Jesus look wiser, more educated, more holy and (importantly) better than the Jews is entirely in keeping with my understanding of the source and purposes of the bible.
[quote] But I am curious what do you think?[/quote]
Changes nothing for me. I've always thought the bible was written by men, for men with no influence of anything divine or supernatural.
The New Testament in particular is very clearly a progression of a legend where Jesus becomes more and more holy and powerful and mistakes are corrected for.
Eg> In order to be the Messiah, Jesus needed to be from Bethlehem...but he wasn't, he was from Galilee and they have to invent a non-sensical story about Joseph returning to his ancestor's homeland for a census so that Jesus could be born where he was supposed to be for the prophecy.
So the fact that we get stories added to make Jesus look wiser, more educated, more holy and (importantly) better than the Jews is entirely in keeping with my understanding of the source and purposes of the bible.