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Brainstormy

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3. genealogy, heck

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 10:31 AM

Dec 2018

the funniest thing to me is that all three of "great" (Abrahamic) religions are founded on a non-existent character. Very few Bible scholars even try to maintain that Abraham was anything but a mythological figure. Sort of makes the Jesus family tree thing pure nitpicking.

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The Genealogy of Jesus [View all] Cartoonist Dec 2018 OP

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The Jews didn't consider maternal genealogy any more than the Romans did Major Nikon Dec 2018 #9

Well... TreasonousBastard Dec 2018 #10

Well so some centuries after Christ... Major Nikon Dec 2018 #11

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genealogy, heck Brainstormy Dec 2018 #3

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