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A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days.

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Beau78902 months ago

The article continues:
"If such a messianic description really is there, it will contribute to a developing re-evaluation of both popular and scholarly views of Jesus, since it suggests that the story of his death and resurrection was not unique but part of a recognized Jewish tradition at the time."
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  Mutainia2 months ago
  
  The biggest arguement FOR the Messiah and the Resurrection, that I can tell, comes from Numbers where a brazen serpent is put on a stick and held up by Moses to be used as a type of snake bite medicine. It makes absolutely NO sense at all that an idol would be used this way, seeming to totally contradict "thou shalt not make graven images". And, if you bring this up to a Rabbi, they totally ignore this passage, PROOF that it seems to be Christian forshadowing a millenium before Jesus showed on the scene. By the way, there is a video on YouTube called "April Fools In The Torah?" NO Rabbi has answered it, I've noticed.
  http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=giFDcPbfc3g
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hyperbola2 months ago

Well, the same story of "virgin birth", etc., etc. already existed in Hindu mythology over a thousand years earlier so why should we be surprised.
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  bigcooll2 months ago
  
  Exactly!
  It is also funny how these texts are not really discussed in the Christian realms. They seem to shy away from this kind of data.
  I wonder why...?
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  raza92 months ago
  
  Hyper you are correct. There are virgin birth stories all throughout history. Other beings were associated with the Immaculate Conception and Resurrection story. Their life stories parallel that of Jesus, which parallel that of Heru (Horus). In Mexico, in the Codex Vaticanus, this being is called Quexalcote. In China, in the History of the Rajahs, the name Xaca is mentioned, and also Yu. In India they are called Buddha and Krishna.
  In actuality, the virgin birth/resurrection story has floated all over the world, in various cultures, various interpretations, before, during and after the Mary Jesus version.
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