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- From: cramer@optilink.COM (Clayton Cramer)
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- Subject: Re: Born in Bethlehem?
- Message-ID: <13736@optilink.COM>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 00:42:47 GMT
- References: <1992Dec26.132402.7206@sophia.smith.edu> <1992Dec27.010245.15835@lunatix.uucp>
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- In article <1992Dec27.010245.15835@lunatix.uucp>, lmollett@lunatix.uucp (Laura Mollett) writes:
- > In article <1992Dec26.132402.7206@sophia.smith.edu> orourke@sophia.smith.edu (Joseph O'Rourke) writes:
- # #A. N. Wilson says in "Jesus: A Life" that it is extremely unlikely
- # #that Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Even if one takes everything in
- # #the Bible as literally true, the birth in a stable remains pure
- # #myth. It is not mentioned in any of the Gospels.
- #
- # Some of the (fairly) early apocraphal works portray Jesus' birth as in a
- # cave. This corresponds to some "pagan" belief myths and are quite interesting.
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- Buildings constructed in caves (natural or artificial) aren't unknown
- in that part of the world. Not necessarily contradictory.
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- # Laura Mollett
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