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uriel1972

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32. Funny how nobody at the time noticed...

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 06:52 AM

Jan 2014

Not the Romans, or the Greeks, or the Judeans, whom you might have thought would take a little umbrage.A highly cultured and literate people, who had little time for Herod and his dynasty did not mention this atrocity in writing.

Nor did the Greeks or the Romans, who would have been revolted in the main, but would have also taken the opportunity to demonise the Jews. The Jews were often seen as the ultimate foreigners even then.

Oh well, it's in the Bible so it must be true then.

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Today is the commemoration of the Holy Innocents. [View all] hrmjustin Dec 2013 OP

Thanks shenmue Dec 2013 #1

A good choir goes a long way. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #2

Another biblical story without any corroborating evidence edhopper Dec 2013 #3

The literal readings of the fundamentalists often seem to me less interesting struggle4progress Jan 2014 #7

Some of those are documented edhopper Jan 2014 #14

I suspect your literalist reading prevents you from understanding what I wrote struggle4progress Jan 2014 #16

I understood you edhopper Jan 2014 #19

You mean literal readings like... trotsky Jan 2014 #15

Are you actually trying to say something interesting? Or are you just trolling for a reaction? struggle4progress Jan 2014 #17

I am just curious to find out if there are some things that you think it's OK... trotsky Jan 2014 #18

I want Jesus to walk with me struggle4progress Jan 2014 #20

Let the record show that I tried once again to engage in an honest discussion with you. n/t trotsky Jan 2014 #21

What an interesting comment! It could certainly lead to a long productive conversation! struggle4progress Jan 2014 #22

Thanks for the loving snark. trotsky Jan 2014 #23

I thought Dorothy Melton had a beautiful voice struggle4progress Jan 2014 #24

why are you being snarky? Evoman Jan 2014 #31

I'm sorry to hear you're ill struggle4progress Jan 2014 #35

Why does the death of Herod okasha Jan 2014 #12

Unfortunate for those who think edhopper Jan 2014 #13

I'm still not sure why you think that's "unfortunate" or at all significant. okasha Jan 2014 #28

it does clash with Luke's claim of a census by Quirinius/Cyrenius muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #34

This sort of problem okasha Jan 2014 #36

But no-one thinks the circumstances of her birth are important muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #37

But again, the problem is a literalist reading of the text. okasha Jan 2014 #46

We don't start threads about 'anniversaries' of details of Alexander's birth muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #47

I'm sure there are some posters here who would start flame wars okasha Jan 2014 #48

The TV miniseries "Jesus of Nazreth" had a gruesome version of this. rug Dec 2013 #4

It is such a haunting song struggle4progress Jan 2014 #5

You might like this choir. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #6

Yup. I posted it here last year! struggle4progress Jan 2014 #8

Lol. We think alike. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #9

I conclude you are a person with excellent musical taste struggle4progress Jan 2014 #10

You too my friend. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #11

Like Giordano Bruno? AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #25

When Herod killed all children under 2 in Bethlehem. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #26

Church and government records show Giordano Bruno was bound upside down and burned. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #27

don't believe it then. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #29

Funny how nobody at the time noticed... uriel1972 Jan 2014 #32

You don't have to believe it. I do. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #33

Many people noticed Herod's cruelty in pursuit of power. Octavian (for example) famously remarked struggle4progress Jan 2014 #40

thank you for making the point edhopper Jan 2014 #41

First of all, "Matthew" provides no numerical estimates of the reported slaughter, but if it were struggle4progress Jan 2014 #42

Again, thank you for that response edhopper Jan 2014 #43

Unfortunately for some, the historicity of the Bible uriel1972 Jan 2014 #44

I very seldom see the "inerrant Bible" folk posting here at DU struggle4progress Jan 2014 #45

True... nt uriel1972 Jan 2014 #49

I expect we can all agree that being an obnoxious asshole ought not be a burning offense, struggle4progress Jan 2014 #30

There's no need to speculate; the Vatican kept records for all seven years of Bruno's trial... Act_of_Reparation Jan 2014 #38

"... The detailed Holy Office transcripts of Giordano Bruno’s trial were destroyed between 1810, struggle4progress Jan 2014 #39