[scottmandue]

Originally posted by cashflyer
Joseph and Mary, of Nazareth (in northern Israel) went to Bethlehem (in the west bank area of Israel) at the command of Herod for a cencus. So yeah, it is pretty evident that Jesus was an Israeli Arab.

Christ is the Greek word for Messiah (a Hebrew word)
Jesus (Yeshua) = Christ = Messiah.
And since Christianity is the "religion of Christ", Christianity could not exist before Christ.

The concepts of peace, love, forgiveness, etc. did exist in various religions. But not in one called "Christianity", as Christianity did not yet exist.

So Isabo's claim of starting a new religion is mostly correct, IMO. Maybe more correct would be saying that he inspired a new religion that incorporated his teachings into one cohesive structure.

You get a gold star!