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Act_of_Reparation

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24. Did Jesus rise from the dead?
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 12:37 AM
Apr 2013

Or is that another story developed long after the "history" the Gospels claim to detail?

This is what, I believe, the OP is getting at.

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Technically, any given day varies in length from 24 hours to 24 hours and 29.9 seconds. rug Apr 2013 #1
are you sure? johnnypneumatic Apr 2013 #2
That part just means there was no day like that before it or after it moobu2 Apr 2013 #3
Oh, and no I'm not sure that the story moobu2 Apr 2013 #6
That's a very creative interpretation. n/t trotsky Apr 2013 #4
I first read about the theory in moobu2 Apr 2013 #8
I believe Joshua was Hebrew. LiberalAndProud Apr 2013 #5
Well, I think the people who wrote this Joshua story probably moobu2 Apr 2013 #7
The ancient Egyptian calendar didn't have a leap day, which was introduced by the Julian reform struggle4progress Apr 2013 #9
The 365.25 day a year problem didn't first appear with Julius Caesar. moobu2 Apr 2013 #10
Owch. okasha Apr 2013 #11
The calendar of the ancient Hebrews was lunar-solar. If you compute struggle4progress Apr 2013 #12
you just got totally pwned and are clueless. Warren Stupidity Apr 2013 #14
This is a legend--as story with no historic value. Thats my opinion Apr 2013 #13
I think it's a bit more than a stand-alone legend. okasha Apr 2013 #15
That's all it is. moobu2 Apr 2013 #17
I suggest you follow TMO' s recommendation okasha Apr 2013 #21
Correct, Thats my opinion Apr 2013 #18
Yeah, but how do you determine which stories moobu2 Apr 2013 #19
Keep the parts you like while ignoring, disregarding or rationalizing the parts you don't Act_of_Reparation Apr 2013 #23
It is called "research." The same kind of digging any good scientist would do. Thats my opinion Apr 2013 #27
Did Jesus rise from the dead? Act_of_Reparation Apr 2013 #24
Well, that leads to a rather stale conversation, doesn't it? I mean, it is a conversation struggle4progress Apr 2013 #28
That's a matter of perspective Act_of_Reparation Apr 2013 #29
What exactly are you claiming is a legend with no historical value? moobu2 Apr 2013 #16
For all your spew about how ugly athesists are here, you constantly denigrate others as dishonest cleanhippie Apr 2013 #25
In the Hebrew calender in every 224 years 1 day would need accounting for measured against moobu2 Apr 2013 #20
I don't think anyone is going to take you seriously okasha Apr 2013 #22
lotsa oovy-groovy and woo-woo around these parts lately.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #26
The thing is, moobu2 Apr 2013 #30
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