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jjray7

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Thu May 24, 2012, 03:22 PM May 2012

Jesus as 'the Egyptian' of Josephus [View all]

You may not be in to the historical exploration of alternative theories regarding Jesus so please ignore this thread if you are not. One theory is that Jesus was a Jewish nationalist who wished to start a revolution. Here is a clip from a show on Discovery Channel that made that expressed that view.



Here is a more detailed argument that Jesus was a figure known only as 'the Egyptian' in Josephus.
http://www.jjraymond.com/religion/jesustheegyptian.html

The Egyptian figure also shows up in Acts of the Apostles.
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