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posted by DarkSide
First of all, I believe the bible (and all other 'holy' texts for that matter) was written by people. Most of it's stories were ripped off older religions and the many errors, inconsistencies and absurdities show this. Jesus was only a normal human then, even one of many since Palestine at the time was riddled with so called divine magicians. But I prefer to think he never existed since there's no evidence except the bible. Now that's cleared,
Who really wrote the bible? And why? The old testament was supposedly written in between the 11th century BC and the 2nd century BC and the new testament in between 45 AD and 140 AD. Did Mark, Matthew, Luke and Paul really exist? Is there any outside evidence that they did? What do you think are the motives behind writing these texts? Was it for power? If so, what was the organization behind it, because individual writers would not gain the power. Or were their visions simply due to drugs? For me the bible is nothing more than a part of Jewish mythology, but I'm interested as to why people write mythology.
Let me add my belief that Emperor Constantine is the real FOUNDER of Christianity.
If this doesnt answer your questions, or lead you to them, I dont know what will...
Darkside, Moses wrote the first 5 books in the OT- but after that I don't know. King David is one I'm sure
The drug deal I don't think they had any knowlege of that, not that early. Of course the things avalible then is different then today.
Originally posted by Leyla
Darkside, Moses wrote the first 5 books in the OT- but after that I don't know.
King David is one I'm sure- Have to ask my aunt.
posted by DarkSide
Let me add my belief that Emperor Constantine is the real FOUNDER of Christianity.
Well that is very interesting. o there were lots of contradicting texts in existence about Jesus and it was at Nicaea that bishops selected the ones they wanted and destroyed the others? But that doesn't answer who wrote these texts 200 years before the council. Drug use has always been part of human life and goes back probably tens of thousands of years. I mean tribal shamans use them so why not Jews and Greeks?
Originally posted by Leyla
Darkside, Moses wrote the first 5 books in the OT- but after that I don't know.
King David is one I'm sure- Have to ask my aunt.
posted by Masonic Light
Archeologists still disagree on whether or not David actually existed, or was only mythological. I tend to believe he was real, or at least that the story of David was based on a real person, but I certainly can't prove it. According to legend, David wrote many of the Psalms, while his son Solomon supposedly wrote the Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.