Jesus Myth Theory

[Magnus McGinty]

My limited understanding on him (or Him) is that he was an ordinary bloke who did and said some good things and it all got blown out of proportion. The myth mattered more than the man or the message, eventually.

The Scorsese film kind of deals with that.

Imagine if someone like that came on here? They’d last five minutes. And that’s just for getting cheese and beans the wrong way round without the stickier foibles being considered. Heck, it’s the Sleaford Mods who are cunts today for not having the right politics, or any politics at all or whatever.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

It does exist, Santa doesn't come into it. You didn't create yourself.

Let me guess. It was a spirit. And it happens to be male. And probably white skinned with a beard?

 

[Humberto]

Although it would seem more likely accurate than a book a couple of thousand years older.

Numerically speaking, I agree that the number of Jesuses was most likely higher than zero.

The small percentage of literature that survives the Roman era is still heavily dominant.

 

[Humberto]

Let me guess. It was a spirit. And it happens to be male. And probably white skinned with a beard?

Well that's bad faith right there.

 

[krtek a houby]

Imagine if someone like that came on here? They’d last five minutes. And that’s just for getting cheese and beans the wrong way round without the stickier foibles being considered. Heck, it’s the Sleaford Mods who are cunts today for not having the right politics, or any politics at all or whatever.

Blessed are the cheesemakers

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Well that's bad faith right there.

Christian God isn’t depicted as such?

 

[Sue]

I struggle to understand how someone that turned water into wine, parted the seas etc can be thought of as anything but a myth. The old Testament is even worse.

The OT has smitings galore. And wars and plagues and people behaving extremely badly. Recommended.

 

[Humberto]

Christian God isn’t depicted as such?

He is depicted as such, but he was of ordinary unremarkable appearance for his time and place insofar as scripture mentions it. Wouldn't stand out.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

The OT has smitings galore. And wars and plagues and people behaving extremely badly. Recommended.

I need to find out if the talking donkey was as dastardly as the talking snake.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

He is depicted as such, but he was of ordinary unremarkable appearance for his time and place insofar as scripture mentions it. Wouldn't stand out.

Definitely a he then?

 

[Raheem]

I struggle to understand how someone that turned water into wine, parted the seas etc can be thought of as anything but a myth. The old Testament is even worse.

Cos it would be a bit embarrassing to admit that a central pillar of western civilization is just a load of old cobblers.

 

[Humberto]

Definitely a he then?

yes

 

[Humberto]

Cos it would be a bit embarrassing to admit that a central pillar of western civilization is just a load of old cobblers.

Like in the bookies or the two ronnies

 

[Raheem]

Like in the bookies or the two ronnies

?

 

[Humberto]

?

'load of old cobblers', you sound like a dullard. If you go as far as creating the universe turning water into wine isn't a hard stretch of all credence.

 

[PTK]

The O'Christs were an Irish family.

 

[Raheem]

'load of old cobblers', you sound like a dullard.

Hands up, I'm a dullard. Not a religious cock, though.

 

[Humberto]

Hands up, I'm a dullard. Not a religious cock, though.

'load of old cobblers'

 

[Humberto]

load of old cobblers load of old cobblers load of old cobblers

 

[PTK]

I thought that I had found a nest of young pythons, but it turned out to be a load of old cobras.

I know a man who can turn wine into water. "Jesus Christ!", I exclaimed "please don't do that in the kitchen".

 

[DotCommunist]

You could derren brown most of the miracles attributed to yeshua ben joseph but the rising from the dead after being crucified one is beyond even derens powers imo. Spear in the side remember, no getting out of that one without some heavenly assistance

 

[Humberto]

The O'Christs were an Irish family.

Jesus plays for Man City, or Arsenal

 

[PTK]

You could derren brown most of the miracles attributed to yeshua ben joseph but the rising from the dead after being crucified one is beyond even derens powers imo. Spear in the side remember, no getting out of that one without some heavenly assistance

It's raising other people from the dead that I object to. Poor Lazarus had to die twice, because of that man.

 

[Humberto]

You could derren brown most of the miracles attributed to yeshua ben joseph but the rising from the dead after being crucified one is beyond even derens powers imo. Spear in the side remember, no getting out of that one without some heavenly assistance

A fellow disciple?

 

[DotCommunist]

It's raising other people from the dead that I object to. Poor Lazarus had to die twice, because of that man.

'take up thy bed and walk' was great, good to be alive, but then he had to work next day, swings and roundabouts

 

[Raheem]

'load of old cobblers'

Sorry if I've completely undermined myself and all rationalism with my turn of phrase. Just thought it would be softer than "bullshit".

 

[Humberto]

'take up thy bed and walk' was great, good to be alive, but then he had to work next day, swings and roundabouts

See you've no sand in your gut. Your riffing off Monty Python while the world goes dark

tldr: don't take lord name in vain.

 

[spring-peeper]

In the US of A, Jesus is portayed as a blond, white skinned, blue eyed man.

Some citizens really believe that Jesus was an American....

 

[DotCommunist]

A fellow disciple?

When I was 11 I won a third place for oratory in a comp. reciting 'the road to Emmaus' from the gospel of Luke.

See you've no sand in your gut. Your riffing off Monty Python while the world goes dark

tldr: don't take lord name in vain.

au contraire Mr Humberto. I reject faith from the place of having grown up in it. I do have an affection for the rituals still. Easter and carol service. But its just the 'heart of a heartless world' to quote the beard

 

[8ball]

He is depicted as such, but he was of ordinary unremarkable appearance for his time and place insofar as scripture mentions it. Wouldn't stand out.

You don’t much go for Revelation 1:14-15, then.