Heres a few facts about this holiday: >Jesus was born in the spring >all of the books about Jesus were written at least 30 years after his death >two of the four books dont mention the Virgin birth >the Romans who ruled the area at the time and were pretty good about writing things down, dont mention jesus >the Christmas celebration predates Christianity and the majority of the traditions are pagan in origin including the tree. caroling, feasting and exchanging gifts. >saturnalia which is one of the original Winter solstice celebrations christmas co opted, was thought to include human sacrifice. >St Nicholas was a middle eastern priest >The gospels about Jesus were written in the 3rd person not in 1st person >They were written in Greek >They were written. >Jesuss followers were claimed to be poor illiterate folk who probably spoke Aramaic not Greek. >The written stories are highly educated pieces of literature containing allegories and foreknowledge of the Old Testament.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 17:55:01 +0000
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