-Caveat Lector-
Terry, I didn't say I *believed* that hypothesis...only that someone
suggested it. (As it happens, it was Robert Graves in a novel called *King
Jesus*, which is probably Graves's oddest book. Hugh Schoenfeld's *The
Passover Plot* and its sequels say much the same thing.) However, because it
involves a conspiracy, whether genuine or not, I'd suggest that it actually
*is* a legitimate topic for this list.
Brief personal statement: I'm a Christian. The Jesus of the Gospels speaks
to me. The Apostle Paul speaks to me. When I read the Bible, I don't expect
to find an absolutely correct historical record. The Bible is a *faith
document*...the records of two thousand years of a people's dealings with
God. When I read about Jesus' birth, his Passion, his death and
Resurrection, I don't go looking for validation from the archaeological
record, *because it doesn't matter to me* what the archaeologists think. If
they never find *any* evidence that Jesus actually existed, it *still*
doesn't matter to me, because I know in my heart, in my soul, in my deepest
center, that Jesus Christ is real and that he is the Way, the Truth, and the
Life. I don't need physical proof to know that.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Trainor [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 1:29 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [CTRL] Politically Correct Jesus
>
> -Caveat Lector-
>
> CTRL is not the proper forum, so I will not go into detail concerning
> your several statements here. Needless to say, I am not of the school
> of J, P, Q, or any of that other modern crud. But your last statement
> I simply cannot let pass without comment.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tatman, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 12:01 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [CTRL] Politically Correct Jesus
> >
>
> <Kerschnip>
>
> > Indeed, there is some evidence that
> > Jesus deliberately
> > sought to embody *all* of the many different messianic images
> > found in the
> > Hebrew Scriptures.
>
> Like deliberately being born of a virgin?
> like deliberately seeking to be nailed to a cross Between two thieves?
> Like deliberately seeking to have a sword rammed into his side?
> Like deliberately dying?
> Like deliberately being resurrected by God the Father?
>
> Gee - some guys will do ANYTHING for fame, huh?
>
> <kerschnip>
>
>
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