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Starboard Tack

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Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #14)

Sat May 5, 2012, 10:01 PM

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Why do people believe Jesus preached from the Bible? [View all] dballance May 2012 OP

and at the time "Chrestos" was more likely to refer to Osiris intaglio May 2012 #1

Yes, but khristos was just a good ol' past passive participle. Igel May 2012 #34

What evidence is there that there ever was a Jesus who ever read anything, or spoke, or anything? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #2

The same as George Washington. orpupilofnature57 May 2012 #5

Completely false. darkstar3 May 2012 #7

Sorry 2000 yrs. it's a little orpupilofnature57 May 2012 #26

You can't say it's the same and then defend yourself by saying it's not the same. Iggo May 2012 #31

No I can't ,I'm wrong , Your Right. orpupilofnature57 May 2012 #37

So you admit that it's not the "same as George Washington." darkstar3 May 2012 #32

Yes ,bad example on my part. orpupilofnature57 May 2012 #38

Nope. False equivalency. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #9

Could you please edhopper May 2012 #15

Socrates is only talked about ,over 2000 yrs orpupilofnature57 May 2012 #28

Yes edhopper May 2012 #29

It was a silly statement , I admit orpupilofnature57 May 2012 #30

You would have been better off edhopper May 2012 #33

Your Right, or maybe Buddha, his bio is also orpupilofnature57 May 2012 #36

The Jesus Seminar patrice May 2012 #13

Oh my friend that is a question I'd like to tackle but thought better of it. dballance May 2012 #20

Preached from the Bible? What does that mean? cbayer May 2012 #3

Ignorant fundie orpupilofnature57 May 2012 #6

Are you calling me an ignorant fundie? cbayer May 2012 #10

NO NO NO !!!! orpupilofnature57 May 2012 #11

Oh, thank goodness. I thought I had a brand new enemy! cbayer May 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author dballance May 2012 #21

If you don't understand what I meant then I'm sorry dballance May 2012 #22

He didn't just preach from it. He wrote it. CJCRANE May 2012 #4

Last time I checked, the Old Testament was in the Bible. Starboard Tack May 2012 #8

Which version of the Old Testament? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #14

It's doubtful that very many Christians realize the Jewish scriptures weren't closed until after dimbear May 2012 #24

And like ' Plato's Cave ' it came from orpupilofnature57 May 2012 #27

Take your pick Starboard Tack May 2012 #25

And his name wasn't edhopper May 2012 #16

Was he ever on a crutch? COLGATE4 May 2012 #17

I've seen one account that portrays him in a sidecar... NinetySix May 2012 #18

I happen to know that he preached in King James English.. Permanut May 2012 #19

Actually overheard, 20 years ago-- xfundy May 2012 #23

Not really latest breaking news Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #35