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Duncan Cary Palmer | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yah, that's my greatest concern; transliterations like that obscure who Jesus is.
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BitBurn | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I don't mean to delude you. Jesus was a fictional character created by the Romans to diffuse the Maccabee rebellion.

Unpopular but true.
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Duncan Cary Palmer | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Thanks for clarifying your position, Fren😃; I'll clarify mine by reference to my nostr profile and by pointing to a particular article I wrote some years ago:👇
https://peakd.com/life/@creatr/meet-someone-who-is-absolutely-positively-unequivocally-yes
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BitBurn | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Whatever your current theological position is, my greatest hope is that you prove all things and hold fast to that which is true.

Even if the truth hurts.
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Magister Michael Dilger M.Sc. | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 The Romans never expected their deception to have such long lasting unintended consequences.
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Magister Michael Dilger M.Sc. | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Could you imagine in 4100 AD a preacher quoting "It says here in 1st Twitter 17a4:123c that 'Trump Tower makes the best tacos.'  Shall we pray."   Trump had no idea his lie would last two thousand years.
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BitBurn | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Exactly. You understand. This is rare and you should be be proud and humble at the same time.

But you already know what I mean....