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Warren Baxter's avatar

Many people seem to look over what was written or not. No where does the New Testament say Mary was a prostitute. That came from a smear campaign from the Roman Catholic. It was written by a first century Bishop, that Mary was the leader of a Gnostic sect called the nassesenes.

No where does it say Jesus was Jew- a term derived from the the tribe of Judah. Jesus was not in any order of Abraham, but the High Priest of Melchizedek. Its noted, that Jesus often spoke against the Pharasees (Jewish sect) and thier laws. He was an Arab Palestinian by all accounts. Mary, on some accounts, was the wife of John the Baptist. After he was beheaded, she would be required to marry his brother- having none, perhaps she became a helper mate for his cousin- Jesus?

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Doses of Happiness's avatar

Respectfully, some of this is deeply inaccurate. Jesus was Jewish — that term comes from “Judah,” yes, and Jesus is explicitly called a descendant of Judah in Hebrews 7:14 and of David in Romans 1:3. That’s what “Jew” meant in His time — a member of the people of Israel, from the tribe of Judah.

Even non-Christian sources like Tacitus (Annals 15.44) and the Talmud recognize Jesus as Jewish. Calling Him an “Arab Palestinian” ignores both geography and history — “Palestine” wasn’t even used widely until after 135 AD long after the destruction of Judea by the Romans.

There's plenty of room to speculate on Jesus relationship to the feminine without resorting to modern historical revisionism.

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Warren Baxter's avatar

Being wrong is the greatest teacher when someone points to the correction of error. Your response does nit meet that crateria here. For your edification, the term “Palestine” first appears in Herodotus’ Histories (5th century BCE), describing the region between Phoenicia and Egypt, as a district of Syria. Jesus and his deciples are believed to have spoke Aramaic. Thus is not modern interpretation. The original Aramaic words of the New Testament that did not get translated to Greek, is what scholars refere to as the Q source. So- Jesus was born in Palistine, and spoke Aramaic, the root of Arabic. Where Arabic says Allah, Aramaic say Abba. Same thing. Can I get an Amen- this is another Aramaic word.

You should look at the verse you quoted (Hebrew 7:14), and reread the entirety of of that chapter. You pretty much h made my point with that. Thank you By the way, the modern Hebrew language did not exist in the time of Jesus. It's actually quite new, going all the way back to the 19th century -A.D.

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Barbara A.'s avatar

I’d even go so far as to say that Mary Magdalene is the feminine aspect of Christ. She is also known as the Migdalah or Tower. “A Tower built upon a hill and fortified cannot be destroyed nor hidden.” The Gospel of the Beloved Companion.

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Melissa's avatar

I completely agree. That's a tough concept to introduce to people. Very controversial! But the evidence is there in the Gnostic gospels. I plan to write about the Gospel of the Beloved Companion in the future. Such a compelling text. :)

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Barbara A.'s avatar

The Gospel of the Beloved Companion literally fell into my lap from out of no where and my heart sang as I read it! Please do write more about this gospel and I look forward to reading it!

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