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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why should there be a written reference to Jesus during this lifetime? He was just a fairly insignificant Jewish peasant preacher while he was alive.  Once his movement grew after his death, written references began to appear.[/quote]

If a person is changing water into wine and resurrecting the dead, one would THINK those stories would be capture by literate folks.

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No National Inquirer back in those days.[/quote]

lots of gossip though, and stone carvings -- but none of Jesus until much later -- and quess what -- they looked amazingly like other ancient gods, complete with death on a cross, virgin birth and resurrection.  [/quote]

Can always count on you Groundhog!

Gossip abounded I am sure, but by nature it is evanescent and seldom leaves historical traces.[/quote]

So . . . you're saying to one of the many groundhogs that you DON'T belief in scientific fact?  that stone carvings mean nothing to you? (primary artifacts) that cultural crossover never existed?  that more powerful groups did NOT steal from weaker groups?

I'm glad you think homeschooling worked for you, PP.  must be a nice little fantasy world you live in[/quote]

Sorry, Groundhog, my comment did not go to the part of your remark on carvings.

Yes ancient inscriptions are very informative when they exist.  But many did not survive over time or have not been uncovered.  And given Jesus's background and that of his followers the inscriptions likely would have been more in the form of graffiti, a type of carving that is perhaps least likely to survive.  You cannot conclude with certainty that something did not happen simply because there are no inscriptions.

But I knew you were Groundhog because of this part of your response: "they looked amazingly like other ancient gods, complete with death on a cross, virgin birth and resurrection."  You didn't specifically mention Horus or Mithras because we have outed you so many times on those, but we knew what you were thinking....

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