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Author Topic:   The Time Problem With A Mythical Jesus
Gastric ReFlux
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Message 65 of 76 (138888)
09-01-2004 5:06 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Jasonb
08-27-2004 12:13 PM


Considering the time and nature of the situation, 70 years seems like plenty of time to get a mythic figure rolling.
Just today, I saw this on another message board:
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I don't want to freak anyone out but I know someone personally whose grandmother died & after three days she came back to life and lived forty more days. This was all before my time but I know the family and they corroborate this.
Source of quote above
Anyhow, at the time you've got some seriously pissed off Jews about Roman involvement and overlording. What's better than a messianic figure who will deliver the wrath of God like written about in Revelations to get the people inspired to resist and get rid of the Romans?
It was a time without the scientific method, information moved much more slowly, and it was common for many to accept the word of those they felt were important. As others have already pointed out, even in our times we've seen that 50 years has been plenty to establish a rather devoted following in UFOs, so 70 years back then seems plenty, more than enough.

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