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The Platonistic philosopher Celsus, writing circa 150 to 200 CE, wrote a narrative describing a Jew who discounts the story of the Virgin Birth of Jesus.[116] Scholars have remarked on the parallels (adultery, father's name "Panthera", return from Egypt, magical powers) between Celsus' account and the Talmudic narratives.[110] In Celsus' account, the Jew says:
"... [Jesus] came from a Jewish village and from a poor country woman who earned her living by spinning. He says that she was driven out by her husband, who was a carpenter by trade, as she was convicted of adultery. Then he says that after she had been driven out by her husband and while she was wandering about in a disgraceful way she secretly gave birth to Jesus. He states that because he [Jesus] was poor he hired himself out as a workman in Egypt, and there tried his hand at certain magical powers on which the Egyptians pride themselves; he returned full of conceit, because of these powers, and on account of them gave himself the title of God ... the mother of Jesus is described as having been turned out by the carpenter who was betrothed to her, as she had been convicted of adultery and had a child by a certain soldier named Panthera."
As a sinful student who practiced magic and turned to idolatry
Passages in Sanhedrin 107b and Sotah 47a refer to an individual (Yeshu) that some scholars conclude is a reference to Jesus, regarded as the messiah of Christianity. In these passages, Jesus is described as a student of Joshua ben Perachiah (second half of the 2nd century BCE), and he (Jesus) was sent away for misinterpreting a word that in context should have been understood as referring to the Inn; he instead understood it to mean the innkeeper's wife (the same word can mean "inn" and "hostess").[95] His teacher said "Here is a nice inn", to which he replied "Her eyes are crooked", to which his teacher responded "Evil one! Is this what you are occupied in?" (Gazing at women was considered sinful.) [96] After several returns for forgiveness he mistook Perachiah's signal to wait a moment as a signal of final rejection, and so he turned to idolatry. Some passages that have been identified by scholars as mentioning Jesus, as the messiah of Christianity, in this context include:
“Yeshu”, which is an acronym for a curse: “yimakh shemo ve zikhro” which means, “May his name and memory be obliterated”
originally posted by: Raggedyman
So you get some vague documents from some vague source unheard of ...
originally posted by: Peeple
I have wondered for a long time why so many people report, demons and such go away if you say the name Jesus. The answer is simple: if you already have given your soul to the greatest master of the dark arts that ever lived, there's nothing left they could snatch from you.
Dr: "So in your view at the time, you thought of demons as immortal, super human, haters of humans, with god like powers to destroy. Is that an accurate statement?"
Protagonist: "Yes, that's pretty much the gist of it."
Dr: "But you summoned one anyway?"
Prot: "Yyyeess."
Dr: "Well what did you expect would happen?"
Prot: "...um....ah...well...you see...uh...you know..."
Dr: "I'm afraid our session is over for today. Same time next week?"
originally posted by: Peeple
originally posted by: Raggedyman
So you get some vague documents from some vague source unheard of ...
Lol if that's how you want to describe the talmud
originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: Raggedyman
The link is "Jesus in the Talmud" and I didn't write it. They're tiptoeing aroumd because people like you would march over and nuke Jerusalem. But that's what's in the Talmud.
And if you would look at it from my point of view it absolutely makes sense. But that would require some occult-ish basics.
I was always wondering why I had no troubles with Jesus but so many with his followers.
Now I know.
originally posted by: Specimen88
Third, was ether a fascination or delusion of being a ruler or grandeur, which all three he passed with flying rainbows.