but if there was a character the myth was based on then I am certain he was as sexually charismatic as someone like Elvis or Jim Morrison. Cult leaders usually are. I would also guess sexual attraction is really what drew most of his followers to him, both male and female.
I don't worship him, but I do highly respect him and everything he taught. Though I respect Buddha and the Great Spirit, and everything they taught as well.
13. I think he existed and was one of the probably thousands of
prophets of his day. However he made an impression. There is some literature out there which supports the idea that he was not a pacifist but rather a rabble-rouser who wished to see the Jews rise against Rome. I think it's more likely that he was remembered initially for political activism than for his supposed miracles and talk of God's love.
If there is a God, Jesus is the kind of prophet She would send. The Bible's plenty garbled, though. I doubt that much of what reaches us about him is true.
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