Jesus Caught In Another Lie

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Jesus Caught In Another Lie

By Thomas Keyes
Feb. 24, 2005

Let us suppose, as a best-case scenario, that the Earth were perfectly spherical and smooth, with a radius of 3961 miles, and that Mt. Everest were the lone mountain on the surface of the Earth, with an elevation of 29,035 feet, which we can call 5.5 miles. Then we can calculate the visual range of a person standing on the very summit of the mountain by the following formula: Range = 3961 x pi x arc cos (3961 / 3966.5) / 180 = 208.6 miles

Thus, in nowise can anyone ever see farther on the surface of the Earth than 208.6 miles. Actually, most mountains are much lower than Everest and, of course, the surface of the Earth is corrugated with hills and valleys, so, for practical purposes, visibility everywhere would be far less than 208.6 miles, maybe 25, 50 or 75 miles, depending on geographical particulars.

At the supposed time of Jesus Christ, there were a number of kingdoms in existence around the world. I just list four, with the approximate dates of their sway: 1.) China--The Han Dynasty (206 BC--220 AD)
2.) Iran--The Parthian Empire (190 BC--324 AD)
3.) India--The Kushan Dynasty (20 BC--260 AD)
4.) Guatemala--The Maya Civilization (1000 BC-- 1450 AD)

For each of these four kingdoms, I have chosen a modern city in the region, which may or may not have been in existence at the time, but which is good enough for the present discussion. And for each of these, I list the distance in miles, along the geodesic, from Jerusalem:
1.) Jerusalem to Beijing: 4422 miles
2.) Jerusalem to Tehran: 967 miles
3.) Jerusalem to New Delhi: 2500 miles
4.) Jerusalem to Ciudad Guatemala: 7617 miles.

So even if Mt. Everest were in Jerusalem, none of these kingdoms could possibly be seen from the pinnacle.

Now take a look at an excerpt from Chapter 4 of the Gospel According to St. Matthew, in the King James version: "Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

This quotation is a fraud. as there is no exceeding high mountain from which to shew anyone all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them. Unless the story was reported to Matthew's informants by the devil, it must have been reported by Jesus himself, as the verses don't speak of any other witnesses present. One is forced to conclude that Jesus, if Jesus had been a real person, was lying, possibly inventing an episode whose sole purpose was to sing his own praises as a model of piety.

Of course, there was no devil, there was no Jesus and there was no Matthew. This is all a scribal confection whose ultimate aim was to inspire contributions to a church being founded at the time.

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About the author Thomas Keyes: I have written two books: A SOJOURN IN ASIA (non-fiction) and A TALE OF UNG (fiction), neither published so far.

I have studied languages for years and traveled extensively on five continents.

Email: udikeyes@yahoo.com

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