Freethinker (General)

by David Turell , Thursday, December 09, 2010, 18:09 (5096 days ago) @ George Jelliss

The reference cited states: "The Talmud contains stories that some scholars have concluded are references to Jesus, regarded as the messiah of Christianity." 
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> In other words there are no actual references to Jesus in the Talmud.-Thank you, George. Exactly my reasoning. The Christian faith is based on written documentation (Gospels) from 60-80 years after the crucifiction. Did Jesus (Josuah ben Joseph) really exist as a single person? I kind of think so, but on closer inspection, can't be sure. Because the documentation has to be taken on faith, Christians scramble for any shred of evidence they can imagine is present in Jewish teachings. I have a Catholic priest as a cousin. I enjoy his services, and he enjoys his religion, and I enjoy him. Do I debate with him his basic beliefs? Of course not. Each person of faith should be allowed to believe as they wish without attack. I have a strange faith in my beliefs, which I have developed for myself. I cannot be changed.