At Christmas, Christians make the totally unique, utterly astounding, claim that a Jewish maiden gave birth to the Creator of the universe. To be sure, the idea of gods and goddesses making appearances on earth is not unusual. In the centuries around the time of Jesus’ life, Greeks and Romans told lots of stories about gods and goddesses appearing to people on this planet and doing lots of strange things. Hinduism (the third largest religion today) has thousands and thousands of gods and goddesses, many of whom have allegedly appeared on earth.
THE ASTOUNDING CLAIM OF CHRISTMAS
THE ASTOUNDING CLAIM OF CHRISTMAS
THE ASTOUNDING CLAIM OF CHRISTMAS
At Christmas, Christians make the totally unique, utterly astounding, claim that a Jewish maiden gave birth to the Creator of the universe. To be sure, the idea of gods and goddesses making appearances on earth is not unusual. In the centuries around the time of Jesus’ life, Greeks and Romans told lots of stories about gods and goddesses appearing to people on this planet and doing lots of strange things. Hinduism (the third largest religion today) has thousands and thousands of gods and goddesses, many of whom have allegedly appeared on earth.