From: Wesley R. Schwein (wesleyrschwein@unn.unisys.com)
Date: Tue Jun 16 1998 - 08:05:34 MDT
The story of Herod's massacre of the children of Bethlehem is probably a
fabrication of Matthew. Luke doesn't mention it, nor does Josephus, the
historian who dillegently recorded Herod's many crimes.
Thus it is rather obvious as to why the Romans were so keen on stringing
Jesus
up, eh? Reuniting all of the houses and tribes of Isreal under one man (who
would probably have been Jesus, or possibly his son by Mary Magdalene)
would
seem to me to spell a serious threat to Roman control of Palestine through
the
rule of King Herod, their lackey. This also explains why King Herod was so
keen
on killing every child born on or around the prophesied day in Bethlehem.
In
order to fulfill the prophesy, the people who worked to bring this breeding
plan
to fruition would have to arrange that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem on
or
around the right day.
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