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In reply to the discussion: The evidence that Jesus ever existed is weaker than you might think [View all]WhiteTara
(30,284 posts)29. I believe this is the foundation of jesus reincarnation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris_myth
http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/Egyptian_goddess_Isis.htm
https://www.learnreligions.com/who-was-the-egyptian-goddess-isis-2561966
And again. There is the story of Inanna:Queen of Heaven and Earth. Her story is told on tablet from Syria, older than Isis, I think.
https://archive.org/stream/input-compressed-2015mar28a29/done-compressed-2015mar28a29_djvu.txt
http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/Egyptian_goddess_Isis.htm
https://www.learnreligions.com/who-was-the-egyptian-goddess-isis-2561966
And again. There is the story of Inanna:Queen of Heaven and Earth. Her story is told on tablet from Syria, older than Isis, I think.
https://archive.org/stream/input-compressed-2015mar28a29/done-compressed-2015mar28a29_djvu.txt
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There may not have been any contemporaneous accounts of Jesus because he was deemed unimportant
Kaleva
Apr 2019
#43
Almost all christians believe that a person was executed and rose from the dead.
Voltaire2
Apr 2019
#16
I'm still waiting for independent verification of jesus's post bad-weekend zombies...
NeoGreen
Apr 2019
#10
That Herod killed his own wife and three of his own sons, and quite a few other people as well,
struggle4progress
Apr 2019
#31
It is quite common in history for the powerful to kill the weak without consequence
struggle4progress
Apr 2019
#37
Nobody bothers to remember what became of people they didn't care about
struggle4progress
Apr 2019
#41
The Christian gospels do not tell about wealthy powerful people but about the poor
struggle4progress
Apr 2019
#50
You and I see different problems. Where you worry whether the stories are exactly true,
struggle4progress
Apr 2019
#53
Resurection is the most difficult part to accept. If you have trouble beliving in it,
3Hotdogs
Apr 2019
#8
On the other hand, a cannibal cult has been fantasizing about leftovers for 2000 years.
Pope George Ringo II
Apr 2019
#15