Quote Originally Posted by Ajani View Post
Written by men and edited by other men... All with their own agendas and beliefs...

Why is the majority of Jesus' life not written about in the bible? There is a huge gap from about age 12 until the very last few years of his life (around 30)... So are we to believe that he spent all those years just making cabinetry? Other religions have stories about what Jesus did in those missing years... even the Gnostic Gospels have some details about those times...

While I believe in the general teachings of Christ; the simple principle of love your neighbor as yourself... There are too many holes in the bible for me to take it literally... Worse the old testament which is just a rip of the Jewish Torah... Yet ironically, the Jews don't take those books literally, yet so many Christians do...
I know I said I wasn't going to post in this thread anymore but wanted to address this. I have a very good book that traces the real historical proof and events that are known about Jesus life from childhood to marriage and beyond. It also pokes plenty of holes in the myths.

I originally bought this book years ago for my Father in Law who is a hard core Born Again thinking he would enjoy reading a little history about the man he has put so much faith in. He read a few pages and threw the book on the floor saying he did not want it. I guess it made him question himself.

The book is called Jesus a Life by A.N. Wilson. I cannot quote much from this book as it has been several years since I read it last but you can flip through the pages over at Amazon if anyone is interested.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/039...JGWGYZ69KDADGV




OK, back to the sidelines for me.