--- On Fri, 12/31/10, John <jr_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: John <jr_...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Was Jesus Really Born on December 25th? > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Friday, December 31, 2010, 12:20 AM > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "John" <jr_esq@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > "RoryGoff" <rorygoff@> wrote: > > <snip> > > > > John, I am quite familiar with orthodox > Christians' view > > > > of Christianity. If you would like to > familiarize yourself > > > > with mine, I'd suggest you read Freke & > Gandy's "The Jesus > > > > Mysteries: Was the 'Original Jesus"' a Pagan > God?" for a > > > > glimpse at Christianity's powerful > Archetypal underpinnings, > > > > followed by Joseph Atwill's "Caesar's > Messiah" for a look > > > > at the possible political motivations behind > the creation > > > > of a historical Jesus, and then we'll talk. > > > > > > The titles look interesting. We'll revisit > this theme when > > > the discussion comes up again. In the > meantime, I'll look for > > > them. Thanks. > > > > I'd also strongly recommend the book emptybill cited, > > Hyam Maccoby's "The Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention > > of Christianity." It's an eye-opener, whether or not > > you buy all his arguments, and it's a terrific read. > > > > Judy, this book looks controversial by its title. The > subject has been addressed before. The question > remains: If St. Paul made up his story, why would he > die for it? Great comment, John! We make up a lot of crap, but to gladly die for it? All I know is that around 2000 years ago some guy walking around in a human body woke up to something HUGE and it's still there today underneath a lot of conceptual garbage. Whether his name was Bob, Frank or Rory, I don't know, nor does it matter. He was a very special and dear doorway into the Big Mystery, for lack of any other term, of existence. Still there, right now, always loving, always inviting, always giving. > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To subscribe, send a message to: > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > > fairfieldlife-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com > > >
