Mary, who is a virgin gets pregnant. Joseph returns home from a 7 month long trip and discovers this shame. Mary comes up with an excuse, like the Son of God is in her. Joesph almost buys the story, but goes along with it anyhow and they move to a town called Bethlehem to avoid local shunning.
Bethlehem at the time was small and boring, so any news (far fetched) was interresting. The entire town buys the Son of God story. From that point on, Jesus is convinced to be the "son of God" for 30 years, until he makes an appearance with all of this great wisdom, which is where the bible picks up his great stories..
2006-11-17 00:09:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Cover up for Mary getting raped by a Roman guard. Spiraled out of control from there and now look at the legend.
2006-11-17 00:14:40 · answer #1 · answered by Gwydyon 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Cute story.
However, I just plain believe that Mary was raped by possibly a Roman soldier (as was often happening then), and Joseph was a good man, so married her anyway.
The Virgin birth concept was mistranslated from the Hebrew/
Aramaic--------it really meant ''young woman''-married or not, virgin or not.
The Son of G-d concept did not come till Paul and disciples made it all up years later. Jesus preached Judaism, and how people had left the true following of it. There were many false Messiahs, and I am not sure that he really thought he was the Messiah. He would have been a heretic if he was saying he was the son of G-d. Jewish concept is, was, and always will be, ''G-d is One''. The Messiah is not to be holy---just a good man with the ability to lead.
Jesus was a good man, a teacher-----------but, just a man. And, he did not fulfill the prophecy of the Messiah.
2006-11-17 08:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a million people told you the bridge was out, would you drive ahead anyway? Without regard to their witness?
Multiple millions have had supernatural experiences. Millions upon millions have felt the presence of God, witnessed Christ's power and talk to God and God talks back. Yes, as in God is real and a person.
The real question is, why do seemingly intelligent people lack the ability to conceive of a higher mind at work? The Creator?
Why do some come to the knowledge of God, while others are quick to discard it all as tom foolery?
If the next world is reward or punishment, then this life is a test. Are you failing that test?
2006-11-18 13:53:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
for someone that maybe has been exposed to this for there life since birth, it may be hard for them to see a different view of this
. all stories of gods are really strange.
u heard of the 'ol chinese whispers..
starts of a simple saying, turns into completely different version of the saying, later on down the track...
for all those, god people.. how do u know it wasn't just made up, u weren't there!, no one has told u what happened, its in a book.
priest are the narrartors of that book.
and if u can find some evidence, like the jewish for example. they dont believe in jesus, but they believe in god. the old testament. the father of jesus....
people were very very stupid 2000 yrs ago. they believed any bullshit to be true.. think about that one.
2006-11-17 08:25:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignored.
2006-11-17 08:22:00 · answer #5 · answered by <><><> 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She was fooling around with the farm boy.
2006-11-17 08:16:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
read the bible moron!
2006-11-17 08:19:06 · answer #7 · answered by LJ 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
and covers up what?! Uh duh.
2006-11-17 08:26:15 · answer #8 · answered by ccc4jesus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋