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[Paphitis]

Remember from schooldays that the earliest ref to JC in the historical record was by the historian Josephus, who wrote a little about JC some fifty years after His Alleged Death.

.... and goggling reveals this translated passage from Josephus allegedly writing in 93AD ......

"About this time came Jesus, a wise man, if indeed it is appropriate to call him a man. For he was a performer of paradoxical feats, a teacher of people who accept the unusual with pleasure, and he won over many of the Jews and also many Greeks. He was the Christ. When Pilate, upon the accusation of the first men amongst us, condemned him to be crucified, those who had formerly loved him did not cease to follow him, for he appeared to them on the third day, living again, as the divine prophets foretold, along with a myriad of other marvellous things concerning him. And the tribe of the Christians, so named after him, has not disappeared to this day."

I say "allegedly writing" cos some scholars of the subject feel that this passage was re-written or even introduced in its entirety a couple of hundred years later by Christian writers.

Almost certainly a later insertion or interpolation, bill.

The above passage is from Josephus' 20 volume histriography 'Antiquities of the Jews'. If Josephus genuinely believed Jesus "was the Christ", such a personage is likely to have warranted somewhat more than a single paragraph of coverage.

The original passage, if there was one, may have read more like this...

"About this time came Jesus, a teacher of people who accept the unusual with pleasure, and he won over many of the Jews, and also many Cypriots who converted many Greeks, and who believed he was the Christ. When Pilate condemned him to be crucified, those who had formerly loved him did not cease to follow him. And the tribe of the Christians, so named after him, has not disappeared to this day."

This is further proof that Cypriots were known as Greeks of Cyprus, whether the text is in its original untouched format from 93AD, or was rewritten by Christians some 200 years after that!

Thanks! Case closed!

I wish you had actually read my 'original untouched' version...

I did read your unoriginal touched version and thought it was a load of bollocks!

[AmericanGC]

Greek Cypriots descend from Mycenaean Greeks(Spartans) and Phoenicians. I think the Phoenicians are mentioned in the bible extensively. In fact it is a known fact Cypriots and Greeks were referred to as Phoenicians in the Bible.

[YFred]

Greek Cypriots descend from Mycenaean Greeks(Spartans) and Phoenicians. I think the Phoenicians are mentioned in the bible extensively. In fact it is a known fact Cypriots and Greeks were referred to as Phoenicians in the Bible.

Perhaps we can repatriate them back to Turkey and Greece where they belong and Palestine. After all it's in the bile and it must be correct.

[AmericanGC]

YFred you are the weakest and dumbest mother fucker on here. You are like every Turk bitch I have ever met. A waste a space who has nothing but bone resign in his head.

[YFred]

YFred you are the weakest and dumbest mother fucker on here. You are like every Turk bitch I have ever met. A waste a space who has nothing but bone resign in his head.

It takes one to know one my friend.
Yeeee Haaaa. I think you spend too much time on the saddle on Brokeback mountain pushdo ameriganos.

[AmericanGC]

Yes your sister and I had a good time thanks for asking. By the way tell your mother to stop calling me I'm not interested.

[denizaksulu]

[kurupetos]

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[YFred]

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What do you know, another pushdo ghamizmeno ameigano.
What can you do with such assholes. Probaply been fucked a few times by mehmetcik and wants some more. Or was it his mother or sister or even possibly his father who knows.
Never mind.

[denizaksulu]

:roll:

What do you know, another pushdo ghamizmeno ameigano.
What can you do with such assholes. Probaply been fucked a few times by mehmetcik and wants some more. Or was it his mother or sister or even possibly his father who knows.
Never mind.

Dont complain to me Yfred. I give up. Wait till I retire, then I will show you all how to turn the CF into a proper cesspit. At the mo it would be unbecoming of me.