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Was the Christian Savior the Messiah or is there an Alternate History?
Jesus Christ! God damn it! Both are common phrases whispered to ones self or shouted aloud to the masses by both believers and unbelievers. Day after day people turn to religion and God to find answers and to seek help with there problems or for other various reasons. People turn to religion to try and make sense of a world that can often seem too stressful and meaningless, to rise above however with faith; it gives the impression of meaning. It is said He can inspire souls and compel one to engage in acts of justice and mercy in addition to promising eternal life with Him (Bahr vi). One can doubt the chances most believers know of the origin and history of there own religion. Christian believers accept Jesus Christ was the messiah; yet, one can learn history suggests an alternant truth.
The Christian savior, Jesus, was born in Nazareth in the month of January. His mother was Mary, whose mother was Anna. On......

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