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Old 03-16-2011, 02:28 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kutulu View Post
No Jesus?
Now we're onto something. This is a kind of inverse of Helen of Troy.

The Greek myth is likely based on an archetype. The Christian myth is arguably based on a real person.

There is no evidence of the existence of Helen. There is at least a set of historical and religious writings and other archaeological evidence of Jesus.

The historicity of Helen is theoretical/speculative. The historicity of Jesus is debatable.
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