Ananus

And how plausible is it that Agrippa and Albinus would have let Ananus off the hook by just deposing him if he had executed a member of a High Priestly family James without first asking for their permission?

More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels James F. McGrath 2010

If Ananus had unlawfully executed a member of a rival High Priestly family I suppose he would have ended himself the same way as James.

More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels James F. McGrath 2010

I am sure the Sadducees in Jerusalem thought the Osiris cult was a stupidity, but Ananus was no more able than a fellow like me of proving that a egyptian god living thousands of years back in time was just a phantasy.

The Death of the Mythical Messiah James F. McGrath 2010

Why then would James figure so prominently here that his execution was the impetus for "equitable citizens" to petition for the removal of Ananus as High Priest?

More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels James F. McGrath 2010

I am sure the Sadducees in Jerusalem thought the Osiris cult was a stupidity, but Ananus was no more able than a fellow like me of proving that a egyptian god living thousands of years back in time was just a phantasy.

The Death of the Mythical Messiah James F. McGrath 2010

But I think Ananus could easily prove if a galilean miracle worker had not been executed in Jerusalem a just a couple of decades back in time.

The Death of the Mythical Messiah James F. McGrath 2010

I think a much more plausible scenario is that Ananus unlawfully executed a "minor" figure like James, the brother of Jesus the Christ.

More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels James F. McGrath 2010

But I think Ananus could easily prove if a galilean miracle worker had not been executed in Jerusalem a just a couple of decades back in time.

The Death of the Mythical Messiah James F. McGrath 2010

And given that Ananus and the others were educated people, not simple peasants, I don´t see how they would have missed an opportunity to cut right at the root of a rival sect.

The Death of the Mythical Messiah James F. McGrath 2010

How plausible is it that Josephus would not have given us more juicy details about a drama like the fight on life and death between two High Priestly families in Jerusalem - on one side the Damneus family, on the other ringside the family of Ananus?

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