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In reply to the discussion: When did Jesus become God? [View all]Hoppy
(3,595 posts)5. Caligula became a god. Why don't we worship him?
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The church teaches Jesus became God 50 days after Easter on the Feast of Pentecost.
hrmjustin
Apr 2015
#3
Actually the only direct evidence of the holy trinity in the canonical gospels was a forgery
Major Nikon
Apr 2015
#44
Interesting excerpts. Not sure I buy, or get the "political" assumptions, the author implies.
pinto
Apr 2015
#9
To follow up - Jesus was Jewish and spoke to a largely Jewish population. In that context.
pinto
Apr 2015
#12
I have had the pleasure of meeting her at several Episcopal Church functions.
hrmjustin
Apr 2015
#26
Interesting that a historian can conclude that Jesus being called God was/is the reason
guillaumeb
Apr 2015
#23
I have zero interest in either substantiating or falsifying any of these claims. None.
cbayer
Apr 2015
#46
Not at all. There is no win and lose. There is only truth, and a process of getting closer to truth.
Binkie The Clown
Apr 2015
#49
Slight difference. Claims about jesus are purportedly about a real historical figure in the flesh.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2015
#52
I wonder how the universe got along for the previous 13.799999999999999999999999999999 billion years
Arugula Latte
Apr 2015
#50