Lord save us from your followers. The authors of Matthew and Luke copied much of their material from Mark, but Mark didn’t have a birth narrative or a genealogy, so Matthew and Luke had to create their own. Because they didn’t copy each other, they differ. Both books used really contrived stories, with the intention of having Jesus born in Bethlehem and making his birth seem more important. According to Matthew , Jesus was born within a couple years before Herod the Great’s death.Herod died in 4 BC. According to Luke, Jesus was born during the Census of Quirinius.It was issued in 6AD. This was the year that Judea became a Roman province, triggering the census. So was Jesus born in 6-4BC, within a couple years before Herod’s death, or was he born 10 or more years later, after 6AD, during the Census of Quirinius? It can’t be both. These same two books have completely different genealogies for Jesus’ dad, Joseph (Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 3:23-38). Was Joseph’s dad Jacob or Heli? These two narratives have the signs that they were independently created from imagination, with religious motivation.
@@jamestaylor1624 Virgin births are featured in many religions and mythologies, including: Hinduism: The deity Vishnu is said to have descended into the womb of Devaki and been born as Krishna. Buddhism: Buddha's followers believed he was born of a virgin named Maya. Ancient China: The story of Lao-Tsze, a savior born of a virgin black in complexion, is said to have taken place in 3468 B.C. Ancient Greece: Dionysus was the son of either the virgin Semele or the virgin Persephone. Islam: The virgin birth of Jesus is considered very important in Islam. Rome: Romulus and Remus, the twin brothers central to the city of Rome's founding myth, were said to have been born of the Vestal Virgin, Rhea Silvia. The Old Testament was written by a bunch of desert nomads that naturally made themselves the 'chosen ones' and entitled to 'the promised land' by a vengeful narcissistic genocidal God.The New Testament was cobbled together by the Catholic Church with God 2.0 (the loving one). Naturally you can't test the existence of God because that would imply there are some means to measure it. You could however go old school and create a new Sodom & Gomorrah and see if that gets the old boy manifesting himself again. God was apparently very happy to show himself to primitive middle eastern tribes thousands of years ago. But since then he can't show himself? Give me a break.
Lord save us from your followers. The authors of Matthew and Luke copied much of their material from Mark, but Mark didn’t have a birth narrative or a genealogy, so Matthew and Luke had to create their own. Because they didn’t copy each other, they differ. Both books used really contrived stories, with the intention of having Jesus born in Bethlehem and making his birth seem more important. According to Matthew , Jesus was born within a couple years before Herod the Great’s death.Herod died in 4 BC. According to Luke, Jesus was born during the Census of Quirinius.It was issued in 6AD. This was the year that Judea became a Roman province, triggering the census. So was Jesus born in 6-4BC, within a couple years before Herod’s death, or was he born 10 or more years later, after 6AD, during the Census of Quirinius? It can’t be both. These same two books have completely different genealogies for Jesus’ dad, Joseph (Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 3:23-38). Was Joseph’s dad Jacob or Heli?
These two narratives have the signs that they were independently created from imagination, with religious motivation.
So from what you wrote I am guessing don't believe in the virgin birth, miracles or anything else that requires actual faith.
@@jamestaylor1624 Virgin births are featured in many religions and mythologies, including:
Hinduism: The deity Vishnu is said to have descended into the womb of Devaki and been born as Krishna.
Buddhism: Buddha's followers believed he was born of a virgin named Maya.
Ancient China: The story of Lao-Tsze, a savior born of a virgin black in complexion, is said to have taken place in 3468 B.C.
Ancient Greece: Dionysus was the son of either the virgin Semele or the virgin Persephone.
Islam: The virgin birth of Jesus is considered very important in Islam.
Rome: Romulus and Remus, the twin brothers central to the city of Rome's founding myth, were said to have been born of the Vestal Virgin, Rhea Silvia.
The Old Testament was written by a bunch of desert nomads that naturally made themselves the 'chosen ones' and entitled to 'the promised land' by a vengeful narcissistic genocidal God.The New Testament was cobbled together by the Catholic Church with God 2.0 (the loving one). Naturally you can't test the existence of God because that would imply there are some means to measure it. You could however go old school and create a new Sodom & Gomorrah and see if that gets the old boy manifesting himself again. God was apparently very happy to show himself to primitive middle eastern tribes thousands of years ago. But since then he can't show himself? Give me a break.