Comments on: A Tale of Two Gramps – Does the Bible Contradict Itself on the Genealogy of Jesus? http://www.goatstar.org/a-tale-of-two-gramps-does-the-bible-contradict-itself-on-the-genealogy-of-jesus/ A guide from an ex-Christian to Bible errors, Bible contradictions, Bible atrocities, etc... as well as general problems with Christian beliefs Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:04:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bibleskeptic http://www.goatstar.org/a-tale-of-two-gramps-does-the-bible-contradict-itself-on-the-genealogy-of-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-185289 bibleskeptic Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:34:42 +0000 http://www.goatstar.org/a-tale-of-two-gramps-does-the-bible-contradict-itself-on-the-genealogy-of-jesus/#comment-185289 Wait, what about the part about Joseph being a 90 year old widower with 5 grown children, and most likely many grandchildren, who was chosen by the elders to be a guardian for Mary since she was already pregnant. It was written that he initially declined their request to be her guardian because of the stigma around relations with an unwed pregnant mother (child). This may explain why there "wasn't any room at the Inn so they had to sleep in a manger". Maybe no one would let them in because they were such an odd couple, 90 year old man with a pregnant 12 year old. I guess this supports the argument that Mary held the sacred bloodline that was worthy of a guardian. I'm sure she wasn't the first pregnant teenager they had to deal with. What was the custom in the early Jewish culture when dealing with these matters? People. All of your arguments are from a naive simplistic biblical perspective. The bible is merely a condensation of myths, legends and fables, written, rewritten and manipulated over time by Men with political and/or religious agendas. The actual inconvenient truths have long been removed and replaced with visits from angels and unbelievable divine visits, to cover up the actual truth. Start thinking about the Bible and humanity from this perspective and things begin to make since. Sorry to ramble but so much to say... Wait, what about the part about Joseph being a 90 year old widower with 5 grown children, and most likely many grandchildren, who was chosen by the elders to be a guardian for Mary since she was already pregnant. It was written that he initially declined their request to be her guardian because of the stigma around relations with an unwed pregnant mother (child). This may explain why there “wasn’t any room at the Inn so they had to sleep in a manger”. Maybe no one would let them in because they were such an odd couple, 90 year old man with a pregnant 12 year old. I guess this supports the argument that Mary held the sacred bloodline that was worthy of a guardian. I’m sure she wasn’t the first pregnant teenager they had to deal with. What was the custom in the early Jewish culture when dealing with these matters?

People. All of your arguments are from a naive simplistic biblical perspective. The bible is merely a condensation of myths, legends and fables, written, rewritten and manipulated over time by Men with political and/or religious agendas. The actual inconvenient truths have long been removed and replaced with visits from angels and unbelievable divine visits, to cover up the actual truth. Start thinking about the Bible and humanity from this perspective and things begin to make since.

Sorry to ramble but so much to say…

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