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If Jesus did not exist, someone put together one heck of a conspiracy for it to last 2,000 years.

I would almost worship that man (or woman) just on general principles alone.

You stated: "Josephus records Herod and his guests could observe the temple sacrifices from his palace. There was even a dispute that had to be settled in Rome when the priests built a wall to block his view." Where the fuck is it said in Josephus? Answer the question. Or say clearly that...

Josephus was a Jewish Priest trained in the A.D. 40's-50's at the Second Temple. Paul as Saul of Tarsus was a Jewish Priest likely trained in the A.D. 30's in the Second Temple. So both men were probably taught by the same teachers, and learned same dogma from the same texts. It is not surprising th...