Does anyone here think the Nativity is not a myth? [View all]
Yes, I am picking this time of year to discuss this time a year.
Now I am not debating the mythical - historical Yeshua who preached in Judea. and I am not even debating the divinity of Jesus.
But the nativity story is so full of historical inaccuracies and illogical elements, I wonder if anyone on DU thinks it is an actual real story of the birth of Jesus.
Let's start with the reason Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem. (besides fulfilling some biblical prophesy) So the Romans, one of the most efficient kingdoms to ever rule decided to have a census, and they didn't just hire a bunch of scribes, no, they asked the entire country to get up and travel to the town their family was originally from, not where they were born, but their family's hometown. Yeah that all makes sense. Funny thing is, there is no Roman record of anything like this ever happening, ever.
And the story just gets more ludicrous from there. And don't start with me on the preposterous "slaughter of the innocents".
So do we have anyone who believes this happened as portrayed in the Bible?