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gordianot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-15-05 12:02 PM
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10. It is not 100% clear Jesus authored the Beatitudes.
He probably spoke them but there were also similar quotes in the Dead Sea Scrolls which is supposed to be before Jesus times.

I have heard fundies completely twist the Beatitudes in a right wing, hellfire damnation rant. The Dead Sea Scrolls and Nag Hamadi documents greatly worries many theologians and are completely ignored by fundies.

Ask a fundie who compiled the Bible, they will say God. I have yet to meet one who ever heard of the "Council of Nicea". If you really want to have fun suggest since it was the "Council of Nicea" the Roman Catholic Church compiled the Bible.
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