Was Jesus a Jew?

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highwaystar101 said:

Kasz216 said:

highwaystar101 said:

@ ScifiBoy - I think facts seem to point that Jesus wasn't an individual but an anthropomorphic personification of a group of Jewish breakaways, in fact I once read that references to Jesus being one person only became widely used in the 2nd century.

 

The thing is no-one will ever know.

The facts don't point to that though... it's why such a theory is completly uncredible... it's seen as up their with the "moon landing was faked", 9-11 was an inside job and conspiracy theories like Zeitgeist.

There is more evidence for Jesus then a great number of historical figures taken for granted as real.

It's just my interpretation of what I have heard, I mean many people believe or don't believe in Jesus because they have interpreted the facts differently.

I think a large religious movement is likely. The first written gospel of Jesus was the gospel of Mark which was written c70 A.D. I mean until this point Jesus' stories were largely only told orally so the likelihood that the stories were twisted during this period is fairly high. And the gospel of Mark has several variants and many ommisions that have been implemented over time from what I understand. And the bible wasn't even widely read in a way which the reader could interpret themselves for centuries after due to illiteracy, only to be interpreted in the way preachers wanted. I just think that over time 'they' could have become 'he' quite easily.

I don't know though, it's not like it's something I've extensively researched or anything it's just a general evolution of my ideas over time.

You know, you make some very interesting points. I am a show-me kind of person. I don't believe most things I see or hear. However, if I have first-hand experience, I'm likely to believe it.

I think if you saw something that was a miracle - and no way to justify it being just luck, I do believe you'd change your tune (I don't know you - I'm just talking in general).