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skiendhu
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 Posted January 15th, 2006 12:47 PM IP   
I'm reading a book now that claims that JC was one of twins.
Has anybody heard a reference to this before?
It's the first time I've came accross this theory.
S&F
skiendhu
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Leomarth
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Posted January 15th, 2006 01:01 PM IP
I heard he had a brother - James, but I hadn't heard of twins.
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Peter Taylor
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Posted January 15th, 2006 02:49 PM IP
Likewise I've heard of his older brother James, but not a twin.
Regards, Peter
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Dave Mavity
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Posted January 15th, 2006 02:54 PM IP
Yes, James was known as James Didiymus(sp?), or James the Twin.
I don't recall offhand if that title is used in the "accepted" Gospels, but it is used in the so- called Gnostic Gospels.
It's not definitive whether this reference means that he was Jesus' biological twin, or something more esoteric. Gnostic Christian writing and custom has James as the one to carry on Christ's work, and the first Bishop of the Church of Jerusalem.
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skiendhu
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Posted January 15th, 2006 04:02 PM IP
According to this author's research, the twin was called Judas Didiymus or Judas Thomas, not to be confused with Judas Escariot who was somebody else altogether.
Perhaps Judas Didiymus and James the Just are one and the same.
Then again...perhaps not.
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Dave Mavity
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Posted January 15th, 2006 04:16 PM IP
Yep- same guy, supposedly.
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Dave Mavity
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Posted January 15th, 2006 04:17 PM IP
Oh, BTW, what's the book?
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russellholland
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Posted January 15th, 2006 06:36 PM IP
Skiendhu
Is this "The Bible Frauc" by Bushby?
http://www.joshuabooks.com/bushby/b...algif/fraud.htm
He maintains that the recorded Jesus is a composite of 2 historical figures.
It is a good read
Cheers
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skiendhu
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Posted January 15th, 2006 07:41 PM IP
Yep! The Bible Fraud it is. I just started reading it so I can't really comment yet, but it seems quite radical.
ISBN 0-9579007-1-6 paper back or-0-8 hard back
by Tony Bushby
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Posted April 6th, 2008 06:51 AM IP
Sounds like a good read!
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Prometheus
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Posted April 7th, 2008 08:40 AM IP
"Thomas" means twin.
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