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What is the Bible? Christian Bible, Buddhist Jesus

How do you view what the bible is? How do you view its main character? Why, out of Jesus' 33 years on earth, do we really only know about 16 of them? And even what there is, does not have great passages of his direct words nor give much on his studies and travels.

This article serves merely as a base from which the enlightened and curious may further research their own typically, unqualified beliefs. You certainly should not fear this article or its information, for any belief that is both real and especially divinely inspired, will not waver in the face of Truth.

This is not meant to be a scholarly writing, nor is it meant to fully and finally define or answer the questions it raises. At very least, in following this line of reasoning, one will learn a great deal that has before been hidden or secreted away, not discussed, or simple discounted as unbelievable. If you can follow up on this information, investigate it thoroughly, and still continue to maintain your Faith in Christianity, then you have a strong Faith indeed.

Has anyone noticed that its been well documented, even in the bible, that Jesus was missing from age 13 to 30? Having been raised Catholic and gone through various stages and disillusionments myself, I eventually settled on Buddhist Dharma teachings that "speaks" to me and makes more sense to me in how I view life. Certainly any religion has its beliefs and rituals that simply are somewhat, "out there". I would therefore mostly be considered that of a rational Buddhist; much to the point to how the Buddha originally professed all should remain.

Questioning authority was something I was never taught as a Catholic. Faith was always pushed as the single highest goal to attain. Faith is all well and good, but one does have to be sure what is being taught is the original or the most correct, version of the Truth. And as always, one should consider the source.

My own uneducated mother once told me that she believed what she was taught by her parents, and they by theirs. My step-father tried to believe whatever she believed. Have you every played the party game where you pass a secret from one to another until at the end, the revealed secret has little to do with the original? Even changing a single word can completely change the original meaning or intent. So, seeking that you have the most correct Truth as possible is not only reasonable, it is also quite noble and an absolute necessity.

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