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In reply to the discussion: Ancient 'Jesus midwife' tomb to be excavated by archaeologists Associated Press [View all]Croney
(4,988 posts)19. I've learned so much from this thread. Jesus had a midwife
and brothers and sisters whose names and lives we know.
I'd say "hogwash" but I'd better just say that I agree with Hugh_Lebowski.
I also agree with Matt Dillahunty: A god that does not manifest in reality is indistinguishable from a god that does not exist.
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Ancient 'Jesus midwife' tomb to be excavated by archaeologists Associated Press [View all]
magicarpet
Dec 2022
OP
It was a first birth, husband could have been rattled and rushed to seek help.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2022
#2
The story of a midwife is in an apocryphal gospel. And IIRC, the midwife's name isn't Salome;
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 2022
#3
There's literally no reliable evidence that the Bible's Jesus of Nazareth was anything but
Hugh_Lebowski
Dec 2022
#4
Pretty sure that if one cannot prove there was a Jesus, it logically follows one also
Hugh_Lebowski
Dec 2022
#14
And yet, the Epistles of St Paul, the 'earliest' time he's mentioned anywhere
Hugh_Lebowski
Dec 2022
#16
A trenchant analysis, hell it even sounds like something I'd write nearly verbatim, thanks! (nt)
Hugh_Lebowski
Dec 2022
#24
The most important question when considering whether or not some man-god got sent down
Goodheart
Dec 2022
#34