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There are so many to chose from! And most of those have usually been hyped out of proportion....
ReplyDeleteI think I'll stick to the interpolation of the mention of Christ into Josephus' history, not so much for the literary aspect, as for its tendency to illustrate the habits of early Christian apologists to lie, and to distort texts towards their own ends. I would have chosen the Donation of Constantine for the same reason, but I am aware there is less of a call to consider the whole a literary document.
Call it the inner atheist in me.... :)