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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a Roman historian, Tacitus did not have any Christian biases in his discussion of the persecution of Christians by Nero, says Ehrman. “Just about everything he says coincides—from a completely different point of view, by a Roman author disdainful of Christians and their superstition—with what the New Testament itself says: Jesus was executed by the governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, for crimes against the state, and a religious movement of his followers sprang up in his wake.”

Ehrman says this collection of snippets from non-Christian sources may not impart much information about the life of Jesus, “but it is useful for realizing that Jesus was known by historians who had reason to look into the matter. No one thought he was made up.”

Wow. I didnt know this.[/quote]

Tacitus wasn’t a Christian. You are deliberately ignoring that fact. Please don’t assume the mantle of fact and logic here because you are complaining ignoring all credible scholars and archeologists on this issue.

Also- are you understanding that to have [b]archeological proof of a peasant from 2,000 years ago would be exceedingly rare[/b]? Jesus is contained in 2 of the best and most complete historical records of the time.

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But this was not your ordinary peasant -- this was a peasant who people started telling fantastical stories about 30 or so years after he died. And many of the these stories sound a lot like the dying and rising god/ born-of-a-virgin stories told in even more ancient cultures.[/quote]

People like a good story. 
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And variations on the same story, told over and over again, are especially popular[/quote]

Dear Groundhog, we’ve missed you! If you’d like to describe the supposed parallels with Horus’ golden penis, I’m sure the newbies here would find it very intertwining. [/quote]

Religious people always want to talk about penises. Funny. 
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Hilarious -- they talk about what they supposedly think is ridiculous and specifically mention the most puerile aspects of it.[/quote]

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