Plus, according to the Nathan prophecy the Messiah will be an ADOPTED son of Yahweh, not an actual son.
*Well then, that would fit jesus to a tee, yes? Would Joseph not have adopted this bastard child of Mary's?
But then he wouldn't be god OR god's son.
The way I see it, the story goes about the 3 wisemen and whatnot, you would think ONE of them would have noted what day it was, what with this being the fucking savior of mankind and all. An entire religion, millions of people, is based off this fella, yet no one is certain of his birthday? He is the seemingly only person where his death is more celebrated than his birth. I think this comic sums it up nicely:
*I wholeheartedly admit to not being as studied on Theology as most here. However, I have read enough of the bible to spot these inaccuracies (for myself. Maybe not enough to sway believers, but enough to not be swayed by them).
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