I read a book last week that analyzed the historical environment, verifiable documents, etc, and looked at the life of Jesus as a man, not as a matter of theology. It mentioned that neither Jesus nor Mary ever claimed the virgin birth, and that detail was not added to the Jesus narrative until 100 years after his death. In fact, it was well known at the time that Jesus had many brothers and sisters, one of whom was pivotal in continuing his ministry after his death. Additionally, the fact that Jesus was often referred to as, Marys son and that no contemporary document makes reference to Joseph is strong evidence that Joseph did not in fact exist. Rather than get up in arms about the possibility that one of the most important people in the past two thousand years of mankind was most likely an illegitimate child of unknown patronage, Id like to see Mary portrayed as the patron saint of single mothers. Oh yeah, I see what youre saying, I need a husband to help me blah blah. You know Ive already raised the messiah, right? I feel like the very implication of this would get some people very upset, but I dont see why. I mean, if Jesuss big deal was that he was turning the tables on power and speaking for the downtrodden, why on earth wouldnt he be a lowly laborer from a podunk town and also born out of wedlock? Why is it so important to whitewash him into as much of a superhero as can be imagined by the men who wrote about him? If you ask me the whole affair detracts from-- and I dare say is antithetical to-- the point of his message, which is more of a blasphemy than coming out and saying, In all likelihood, Jesus was a bastard.
Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2014 10:08:15 +0000
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