Hi Gilbert, How are you? How is the grandchild? Much has been said and written about Dan Brown and far more eloquently than I ever could. The only thing I would like to add is that Dan Brown is neither a historian nor a theologian. He's a novelist. Far more damning books have been written about Christ by the likes of Freke or Gandy. The reason the Church routinely dismisses them without so much as a second thought is because they never make it to the mainstream. They are the companions of lonely agnostics such as myself on a journey of self-discovery.
To me, the personal life of Jesus is as divorced from his message as Clinton's should have been from his politics. If the historical Jesus was crucified, in all likelihood given the severity of Roman crucifixions, he died. If he died, his Resurrection is irrelevant. Being God, he wouldn't need to make petty points to human beings by chauvinistically resurrecting himself in any form. It is only the human mind unable to come to terms with its own mortality that yearns for postmortem assurances. If he lived, married and had children. That too is irrelevant but perhaps more beneficial to mankind. Only a man (or God) who has experienced the nagging of a good wife can truly understand the concept of hell! :)) Elisabeth --- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Elisabeth, > > I am glad you found your thinking cap among all your > Khatli Potlis.:=)) > OK guys, now straighten up! Ms. Hutton is back.:=)) > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected])
