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Name: Julie
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Sent: 7.52 am - 1/14
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Sent: 10.45 pm - 8/20
"One uprising took place when Jesus was four years old and the other took place when Jesus was a teenager. Both of these uprisings were brutally suppressed by the Romans and everyone involved was killed.
How does Peter Jennings know this? As far as I know, there are almost no historical sources from this era except for the Bible itself, and I do not recall these uprisings being mentioned in the Bible."
Peter Jennings has it wrong. There was no jewish rebellion during Jesus's early childhood. What there was, however, was the Roman annexation of Palestine and the subsequent Judaic resistance against it (around 4 AD). Fighting against an invading enemy is hardly a "rebellion," and I've been hard pressed to find anything about that rebellion referenced during Jesus's teenaged years. He is, however, referred to by title by Suetonius in that author's famous "Twelve Caesars." In his profile of the Emperor Claudius, Suetonius tells us:
"Because the Jews at Rome caused continuous disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus [sic], [Claudius] expelled them from the city."
'Chrestus' is apparently an archaic Latin rendering of the Greek 'Kristos' i.e., the English 'Christ.' Of course, I suppose it's worth pointing out that Jesus was supposed to have been killed during Tiberius's reign and that for all practical purposes, it's difficult to instigate rebellion from beyond the grave (even for God).
Name: GOODNESS LIVES FOR EVER
Sent: 4.46 pm - 7/27
Paul had to have met Jesus to have an understanding of him like he does. The question is how did he met him? Was it visionary or physically? Paul's account of the last supper would suggest a physically interaction with the lord. Who was Judas? Why are they different accounts of his death recorded in the Bible? Why is the question as to whether he betrayed Jesus or not? Why is Paul the only one to record that Jesus was handed over as opposed to betrayed? Could Judas have been Paul?
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Sent: 7.01 pm - 6/15
"Part of the punishment of being crucified was that your body was left hanging on a cross, where it was eaten by birds and other wild animals."
- In most cases, yes. But most crucifixion victims wouldn't have had an important person such as Joseph of Arimathea asking for custody of the body and offering to give up his own tomb to house it. That must have caused some consternation among the other council members!
Name: note to Mr Sandwich Sloan
Sent: 8.32 am - 5/6
Someone has created a Friendster.com account for Sam Sloan. Hilarious! It even has a picture of you on it, and other people are linking to it as "your" friendsters. go to friendster.com and check it out
Name: Joe Tamargo
Sent: 6.01 am - 5/2
Historians get most of their information about Palestine during early Christian times and before from Flavius Josephus,a First-Century Jew. He wrote "War with the Jews" and "Jewish Antiquities," both of which are available on the net. I haven't read his works, but if memory serves they say he doesn't mention Jesus Christ, but his is the only surviving historical mention of Pontius Pilate.
By the way, if you want to found a new religion, all you have to do is die and, after three days, rise.
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Sent: 11.15 pm - 4/15
Re the Peter Jennings Report
It is not true that the Bible itself is the only historical record from the era. There are Roman records and records from other nearby societies from the era. When scholars study the Bible closely they compare it to the records they do have. What they don't have records of are the events of Jesus' life. There are historical records from that era, just no records about Jesus aside from the Bible.
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