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Posted by: AI carsaib
This thread does NOT deserve flames as the discussion is rather intelligent and on topic.
If by flames you mean criticism, then I would have to disagree. EVERYTHING deserves criticism especially dogmatic ideologies. It seems faith is the only thing not criticized these days and that is to bad.
Anyway, back on topic, I was going to say that the story of John 117 is an allegorical representation of Joseph from the old testament. As he was an allegory of Jesus.
Of course, one doesn't have to stop there. If we look at pre-christian predecessors like Mithra, Attis, Krishna and Dionysus we can find the similarities there as well.
Sad to say it is hard to be 'original' these days for all information is serial. If someone were to come with something truly original, it would fail dramatically because no one would be able to associate with it at all.
So, in the end, you don't want to be original, you want to be just new enough.