Good morning Arah;
"arah" <arah1958@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Dutch filmmaker claims Jesus a child of rape
>
> By Ab Zagt
> REUTERS
> The Hollywood Re****ter
> Wednesday, April 23, 2008
>
> Amsterdam (Hollywood Re****ter) - "Basic Instinct" director
> Paul Verhoeven will publish a revisionist biography of
> Jesus in September, following more than 20 years of
> research.
>
> [Caption] Dutch director Paul Verhoeven seen in this
> file photo in Los Angeles. Verhoeven will publish a
> revisionist biography of Jesus in September, following
> more than 20 years of research. (File/FSP/Reuters)
>
> The Dutch filmmaker, who has had a lifelong ambition to
> make a film about Jesus based on scientific research,
> claims that Jesus' father was probably a Roman soldier who
> raped Mary during the Jewish uprising in Galilee. He also
> claims that Christ was not betrayed by Judas Iscariot.
>
> Verhoeven decided to write the book to raise interest in
> his film project. His publisher, Amsterdam-based
> Meulenhoff, is in negotiations for an English-language
> translation.
>
> Verhoeven, who turns 70 in July, has been a regular
> attendee of U.S. scholar Robert W. Funk's Jesus seminars,
> which question miracles and statements attributed to Jesus.
>
> Reuters/Hollywood Re****ter
Like Muhammad, Herr Verhoeven rejected the divinity of Jesus. Are you
surprised why he is doing this?
Cheers,
John


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