you should read (aging a lifelong trek to nirvana)
On Oct 23, 1:28 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > The work of The Jesus Seminar, while some scholars might quibble over > certain of their methods and results, give a basic method of > delineating aspects of the Jesus event which seem to have a broad > basis of acceptance with respect to some kind of authenticity: > > According to the Jesus Seminar: > Jesus of Nazareth was born during the reign of Herod the Great. > His mother's name was Mary, and he had a human father whose name may > not have been Joseph. > Jesus was born in Nazareth, not in Bethlehem. > Jesus was an itinerant sage who shared meals with social outcasts. > Jesus practiced healing without the use of ancient medicine or magic, > relieving afflictions we now consider psychosomatic. > He did not walk on water, feed the multitude with loaves and fishes, > change water into wine or raise Lazarus from the dead. > Jesus was arrested in Jerusalem and crucified by the Romans. > He was executed as a public nuisance, not for claiming to be the Son > of God. > The empty tomb is a fiction – Jesus was not raised bodily from the > dead. > Belief in the resurrection is based on the visionary experiences of > Paul, Peter and Mary Magdalene. > > (Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Seminar) > > See > also:http://www.westarinstitute.org/http://virtualreligion.net/forum/http://www.veritas-ucsb.org//library/pearson/seminar/home.html > > Francis > > On 23 Okt., 21:41, [email protected] wrote: > > > The fact that Jesus was part of the Essenes suggests that he was aware of > > esoteric occult consciousness. > > > To me this is a much more tenable explanation of his mixed clear and opaque > > style. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: frantheman <[email protected]> > > To: "Minds Eye" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Fri, Oct 23, 2009 3:04 pm > > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: A new (old) book > > > ttempts to get to the original Jesus have been manifold, and the area > > s one of difficult scholarship, particularly given the fact that > > extual criticism is a central theme in many philosophical debates > > ith regard to structuralism and deconstruction. The following two > > ikipedia links can serve only as a beginning for those who really > > ant to get into this very complex > > subject:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quest_for_the_Historical_Jesus > > ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_Jesus#Quest_for_the_historical_Jesus > > Francis > > On 23 Okt., 20:49, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > Allan, while not exactly what you say you are looking for, Thomas > > Jefferson published an interesting version of the New Testament > > removing sections "... containing supernatural aspects as well as > > perceived misinterpretations he believed had been added by the Four > > Evangelists." > > > One can read more about it here: > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Bible > > > On Oct 23, 10:57 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have often wondered what the new testament of the bible would be > > like if > > > you removed the parts that are in reality are made up short stories used > > to > > > sell a bill of goods. An example(s) being the nativity stories, the > > > resurrection (misunderstood,) the writings of Saul Of Tarsus the book > > of > > > revelations. to name a few > > > > I wonder if a book (it would probably be very short) getting rid of the > > > exact interpretation but rather trying to expressed express the ideas > > that > > > Jesus the man best wanted to express. I look at our group and the > > atheists > > > and agnostics have a very valuable role in working out that validity of > > what > > > is being said. There is a definite need to counter balance my own > > beliefs > > > and those of other fanatics. > > > > To tell the truth this would be a total dream for me. There is an event > > > astronomically that can be dated like a total solar eclipse over > > Jerusalem > > > in 33 CE. I do know that there are religious fanatics in the Philippines > > > that are crucified (literally) and they regularly survive it. I think > > these > > > things need to be taken into account, from what I understand it actually > > > takes several days to die that way. > > > > Here I have to admit I am jealous of the sheer enlightenment of spiritual > > > knowledge Francis and other members of this group possess. I am hoping > > they > > > will take to this idea. > > > Allan > > > > ( > > > ) > > > I_D Allan > > -~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > > ou received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Minds Eye"" group. > > o post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > o unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > or more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en > > ~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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