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* FountainOfExpies: Wiki/ThisVeryWiki gives us the CrystalDragonJesus and MessianicArchetype tropes; if the authors have encountered Christianity, they can be assumed to be Expies of Jesus Christ himself. Some of the most well-known, though, include [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker and his father]], [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], Franchise/{{Superman}} and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Nagisa Kaworu]]. In RealLife, many individuals have claimed to be His reincarnation.

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* FountainOfExpies: Wiki/ThisVeryWiki Website/ThisVeryWiki gives us the CrystalDragonJesus and MessianicArchetype tropes; if the authors have encountered Christianity, they can be assumed to be Expies of Jesus Christ himself. Some of the most well-known, though, include [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker and his father]], [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], Franchise/{{Superman}} and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Nagisa Kaworu]]. In RealLife, many individuals have claimed to be His reincarnation.

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* QuoteSource (in Biblical order)
** Gospel of Matthew
*** AHeroIsBorn (Matthew 1:18)
*** TurnTheOtherCheek (Matthew 5:38-41)
*** EasyRoadToHell (Matthew 7:13-14)
*** HisOwnWorstEnemy (Matthew 12:25)
*** {{Beelzebub}} (Matthew 12:25-28)
*** PerceptionFilter (Matthew 13:13)
*** TheBlindLeadingTheBlind (Matthew 15:14)
*** ChildrenAreInnocent (Matthew 18:3-4)
*** GuardianAngel (Matthew 18:10)
*** TheStarsAreGoingOut (Matthew 24:29)
*** TheInspectorIsComing (Matthew 25:13)
*** RegretfulTraitor (Matthew 27:5)
** Gospel of Mark
*** IAmLegion (Mark 5:9)
*** ManySpiritsInsideOfOne (Mark 5:9)
*** HaveYouSeenMyGod (Mark 15:34)
** Gospel of Luke
*** WordOfSaintPaul (Luke 1:1-4)
*** BlindMistake (Luke 6:39)
*** AuthorityTropes (Luke 7:8)
*** GoodSamaritan (Luke 10:31-34)
*** DysfunctionalFamilyIndex (Luke 12:52-53)
*** GambitIndex (Luke 14:28-32)
*** ThinkNothingOfIt (Luke 17:10)
** Gospel of John
*** EvilCannotComprehendGood (John 1:5)
*** SophomoreSlump (John 2:10)
*** EvilIsNotWellLit (John 3:19-20)
*** UsefulNotes/{{CIA}} (John 8:32)
*** SecondComing (John 14:1-3)
*** HeroicSacrifice (John 15:13)
*** BabiesEverAfter (John 16:21)



** Mary's age is never specified in the Bible, nor is there even remotely a ''hint'' of it. If you've ever heard someone say Mary was 12 or 14 or anything like that, they're probably quoting the 1912 Catholic Encyclopedia, which mentions that some apocryphal sources describe her age. The "apocryphal sources" in question is probably the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_James Protoevangelum of James]]'', which was written in the mid-to-late 2nd century and never accepted as scripture by the church.

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** Mary's age is never specified in the Bible, nor is there even remotely a ''hint'' of it. If you've ever heard someone say Mary was 12 or 14 or anything like that, they're probably quoting the 1912 Catholic Encyclopedia, which mentions that some apocryphal sources describe her age. The "apocryphal sources" in question is probably the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_James Protoevangelum of James]]'', which was written in the mid-to-late 2nd century and never accepted as scripture by the church.church.
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** Mary Magdalene is sometimes portrayed as a reformed prostitute although it is not explicitly stated anywhere in scripture. Instead, it's an ancient tradition found in the Catholic Church.

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** Mary Magdalene is sometimes portrayed as a reformed prostitute although it is not explicitly stated anywhere in scripture. Instead, it's an ancient tradition found in the Catholic Church.Church.
** Mary's age is never specified in the Bible, nor is there even remotely a ''hint'' of it. If you've ever heard someone say Mary was 12 or 14 or anything like that, they're probably quoting the 1912 Catholic Encyclopedia, which mentions that some apocryphal sources describe her age. The "apocryphal sources" in question is probably the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_James Protoevangelum of James]]'', which was written in the mid-to-late 2nd century and never accepted as scripture by the church.
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** A popular theory among New Testament scholars is that there's a lost document that was a source for quotes from Jesus (about 200 in total) that appear in Matthew and Luke, but not Mark, which has been named "Q" (short for "Quelle", the German word for "source", since German scholars formulated the theory).

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** There are almost 200 quotes from Jesus that appear in Matthew and Luke, but not Mark. A popular theory among New Testament scholars is that there's a lost document that was a source for quotes from Jesus (about 200 in total) that appear in the authors of Matthew and Luke, but not Mark, Luke both had access to a now-lost document, which has been named "Q" (short for "Quelle", the German word for "source", since German scholars formulated the theory).theory), made up of only of the sayings of Jesus. The discovery of the previously lost Gospel of Thomas, which is also made up of only Jesus quotations, has bolstered the idea that such documents existed among early Christians.
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** A popular theory among New Testament scholars is that there's a lost document that was a source for sections that Matthew and Luke have in common, which has been named "Q" (short for "Quelle", the German word for "source", since German scholars formulated the theory).

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** A popular theory among New Testament scholars is that there's a lost document that was a source for sections quotes from Jesus (about 200 in total) that appear in Matthew and Luke have in common, Luke, but not Mark, which has been named "Q" (short for "Quelle", the German word for "source", since German scholars formulated the theory).
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** Some scholars theorize another lost document called "Q" that was supposedly a source for sections that Matthew and Luke have in common.

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** Some A popular theory among New Testament scholars theorize another is that there's a lost document called "Q" that was supposedly a source for sections that Matthew and Luke have in common.common, which has been named "Q" (short for "Quelle", the German word for "source", since German scholars formulated the theory).
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* FountainOfExpies: Wiki/ThisVeryWiki gives us the CrystalDragonJesus and MessianicArchetype tropes; if the authors have encountered Christianity, they can be assumed to be Expies of Jesus Christ himself. Some of the most well-known, though, include [[StarWars Luke Skywalker and his father]], [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], Franchise/{{Superman}} and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Nagisa Kaworu]]. In RealLife, many individuals have claimed to be His reincarnation.

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* FountainOfExpies: Wiki/ThisVeryWiki gives us the CrystalDragonJesus and MessianicArchetype tropes; if the authors have encountered Christianity, they can be assumed to be Expies of Jesus Christ himself. Some of the most well-known, though, include [[StarWars [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker and his father]], [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], Franchise/{{Superman}} and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Nagisa Kaworu]]. In RealLife, many individuals have claimed to be His reincarnation.
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** Mary Magdalene is sometimes portrayed as a reformed prostitute. There's nothing whatever in the scripture itself to indicate that. The best one can do is stretch to make her a CompositeCharacter with some unnamed prostitutes in a few other Gospel stories. The idea didn't show up in church teachings until the late 7th century, when Pope Gregory 1 conflated Mary Magdalene with Mary of Bethany (slight problem: Magdala and Bethany are two ''different'' towns in Galilee).

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** Mary Magdalene is sometimes portrayed as a reformed prostitute. There's nothing whatever prostitute although it is not explicitly stated anywhere in scripture. Instead, it's an ancient tradition found in the scripture itself to indicate that. The best one can do is stretch to make her a CompositeCharacter with some unnamed prostitutes in a few other Gospel stories. The idea didn't show up in church teachings until the late 7th century, when Pope Gregory 1 conflated Mary Magdalene with Mary of Bethany (slight problem: Magdala and Bethany are two ''different'' towns in Galilee).Catholic Church.
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*** EvilIsNotWellLit (John 3:19-20)
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*** Beelzebub (Matthew 12:25-28)

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*** UsefulNotes/CIA (John 8:32)

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* QuoteSource (in Biblical order)
** Gospel of Matthew
*** AHeroIsBorn (Matthew 1:18)
*** TurnTheOtherCheek (Matthew 5:38-41)
*** EasyRoadToHell (Matthew 7:13-14)
*** HisOwnWorstEnemy (Matthew 12:25)
*** Beelzebub (Matthew 12:25-28)
*** PerceptionFilter (Matthew 13:13)
*** TheBlindLeadingTheBlind (Matthew 15:14)
*** ChildrenAreInnocent (Matthew 18:3-4)
*** GuardianAngel (Matthew 18:10)
*** TheStarsAreGoingOut (Matthew 24:29)
*** TheInspectorIsComing (Matthew 25:13)
*** RegretfulTraitor (Matthew 27:5)
** Gospel of Mark
*** IAmLegion (Mark 5:9)
*** ManySpiritsInsideOfOne (Mark 5:9)
*** HaveYouSeenMyGod (Mark 15:34)
** Gospel of Luke
*** WordOfSaintPaul (Luke 1:1-4)
*** BlindMistake (Luke 6:39)
*** AuthorityTropes (Luke 7:8)
*** GoodSamaritan (Luke 10:31-34)
*** DysfunctionalFamilyIndex (Luke 12:52-53)
*** GambitIndex (Luke 14:28-32)
*** ThinkNothingOfIt (Luke 17:10)
** Gospel of John
*** EvilCannotComprehendGood (John 1:5)
*** SophomoreSlump (John 2:10)
*** UsefulNotes/CIA (John 8:32)
*** SecondComing (John 14:1-3)
*** HeroicSacrifice (John 15:13)
*** BabiesEverAfter (John 16:21)
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** Mary Magdalene is sometimes portrayed as a reformed prostitute. There's nothing whatever in the scripture itself to indicate that. The best one can do is stretch to make her a CompositeCharacter with some unnamed prostitutes in a few other Gospel stories. It didn't show up in church teachings until the late 7th century, when Pope Gregory 1 conflated Mary Magdalene with Mary of Bethany (slight problem: Magdala and Bethany are two ''different'' towns in Galilee).

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** Mary Magdalene is sometimes portrayed as a reformed prostitute. There's nothing whatever in the scripture itself to indicate that. The best one can do is stretch to make her a CompositeCharacter with some unnamed prostitutes in a few other Gospel stories. It The idea didn't show up in church teachings until the late 7th century, when Pope Gregory 1 conflated Mary Magdalene with Mary of Bethany (slight problem: Magdala and Bethany are two ''different'' towns in Galilee).

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* WordOfDante: The Scripture doesn't say that there were three Wise Men exactly; that's a later tradition that probably came from them bringing three gifts. They're also often depicted in Nativity scenes, even though the Bible records them arriving at "the house", not a stable, suggesting they arrived well after Jesus was born.

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The Scripture doesn't say that there were [[TheThreeWiseMen three Wise Men Men]] exactly; that's a later tradition that probably came from them bringing three gifts. They're also often depicted in Nativity scenes, even though the Bible records them arriving at "the house", not a stable, suggesting they arrived well after Jesus was born.born.
** Mary Magdalene is sometimes portrayed as a reformed prostitute. There's nothing whatever in the scripture itself to indicate that. The best one can do is stretch to make her a CompositeCharacter with some unnamed prostitutes in a few other Gospel stories. It didn't show up in church teachings until the late 7th century, when Pope Gregory 1 conflated Mary Magdalene with Mary of Bethany (slight problem: Magdala and Bethany are two ''different'' towns in Galilee).
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* ShrugOfGod: It's debatable whether Mark 16:9-20 and John 7:53-8:11 were ever actually part of the Gospel accounts as originally written by their authors. For that matter, the following verses are also debatable as far as their origin:
** Matthew 17:21, 18:11, and 23:14
** Mark 7:16, 9:44, 9:46, 11:26, and 15:28
** Luke 17:36
** John 5:4

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* MissingEpisode: The non-canonical gospels. ''John'' ends with him saying [[WordOfGod Jesus did a whole bunch of other stuff that he didn't have time to write down]].

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** ''Luke'' begins with an introduction saying that many other people had written down accounts of Jesus, and Luke considered them as he did his own research.
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** Some scholars theorize another lost document called "Q" that was supposedly a source for sections that Matthew and Luke have in common.
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* FountainOfExpies: ThisWiki gives us the CrystalDragonJesus and MessianicArchetype tropes; if the authors have encountered Christianity, they can be assumed to be Expies of Jesus Christ himself. Some of the most well-known, though, include [[StarWars Luke Skywalker and his father]], [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], Franchise/{{Superman}} and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Nagisa Kaworu]]. In RealLife, many individuals have claimed to be His reincarnation.

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* FountainOfExpies: ThisWiki Wiki/ThisVeryWiki gives us the CrystalDragonJesus and MessianicArchetype tropes; if the authors have encountered Christianity, they can be assumed to be Expies of Jesus Christ himself. Some of the most well-known, though, include [[StarWars Luke Skywalker and his father]], [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], Franchise/{{Superman}} and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Nagisa Kaworu]]. In RealLife, many individuals have claimed to be His reincarnation.
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* ShortLivedBigImpact: Probably the UrExample. Jesus preached actively for only three years and died in his thirties, and here we are over 2,000 years later still talking about Him. Not to mention the [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} religion He started]] currently having over two billion followers worldwide, more than any other.

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* ShortLivedBigImpact: Probably the UrExample. Jesus preached actively for only three years and died in his thirties, and here we are over 2,000 years later still talking about Him. Not to mention the [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} religion He started]] currently having over two billion followers worldwide, more than any other. (Of course if one takes the Christian view, this is rather ZigZagged, as He is believed to be GodInHumanForm and thus exists eternally, but either way He wasn't around on earth for very many years.)
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* FountainOfExpies: ThisWiki gives us the CrystalDragonJesus and MessianicArchetype tropes; if the authors have encountered Christianity, they can be assumed to be Expies of Jesus Christ himself. Some of the most well-known, though, include [[StarWars Luke Skywalker and his father]], [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], {{Superman}} and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Nagisa Kaworu]]. In RealLife, many individuals have claimed to be His reincarnation.

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* FountainOfExpies: ThisWiki gives us the CrystalDragonJesus and MessianicArchetype tropes; if the authors have encountered Christianity, they can be assumed to be Expies of Jesus Christ himself. Some of the most well-known, though, include [[StarWars Luke Skywalker and his father]], [[ChroniclesOfNarnia [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], {{Superman}} Franchise/{{Superman}} and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Nagisa Kaworu]]. In RealLife, many individuals have claimed to be His reincarnation.
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* ShortLivedBigImpact: Probably UrExample. Jesus preached actively for only three years and died in his thirties, and here we are over 2,000 years later still talking about Him. Not to mention the [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} religion He started]] currently having over two billion followers worldwide.

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* ShortLivedBigImpact: Probably the UrExample. Jesus preached actively for only three years and died in his thirties, and here we are over 2,000 years later still talking about Him. Not to mention the [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} religion He started]] currently having over two billion followers worldwide.worldwide, more than any other.
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* ShortLivedBigImpact: Jesus preached actively for only three years and died in his thirties, and here we are 2,000 years later still talking about Him. Not to mention the little matter of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} religion He started]] currently having over two billion followers worldwide.

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* ShortLivedBigImpact: Probably UrExample. Jesus preached actively for only three years and died in his thirties, and here we are over 2,000 years later still talking about Him. Not to mention the little matter of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} religion He started]] currently having over two billion followers worldwide.
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* ShortLivedBigImpact: Jesus preached actively for only three years and died in his thirties, and here we are 2,000 years later still talking about Him. Not to mention the little matter of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} religion He started]] currently having over three billion followers worldwide.

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* ShortLivedBigImpact: Jesus preached actively for only three years and died in his thirties, and here we are 2,000 years later still talking about Him. Not to mention the little matter of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} religion He started]] currently having over three two billion followers worldwide.
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* ShortLivedBigImpact: Jesus preached actively for only three years and died at age 33, and here we are 2,000 years later still talking about Him. Not to mention the little matter of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} religion He started]] currently having over three billion followers worldwide.

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* ShortLivedBigImpact: Jesus preached actively for only three years and died at age 33, in his thirties, and here we are 2,000 years later still talking about Him. Not to mention the little matter of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} religion He started]] currently having over three billion followers worldwide.
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* MissingEpisode: The non-canonical gospels. ''John'' ends with him saying [[WordOfGod Jesus did a whole bunch of other stuff that he didn't have time to write down]].
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* FountainOfExpies: ThisWiki gives us the CrystalDragonJesus and MessianicArchetype tropes; if the authors have encountered Christianity, they can be assumed to be Expies of Jesus Christ himself. Some of the most well-known, though, include [[StarWars Luke Skywalker and his father]], [[ChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]], {{Superman}} and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Nagisa Kaworu]]. In RealLife, many individuals have claimed to be His reincarnation.
* GodNeverSaidThat: God gave a number of general rules, but by Jesus' time, these had been analyzed and quantified into strict rules by the Pharisees. When the Pharisees tried to call Jesus on his "rule-breaking," He often explained that they had over-analyzed the letter of the law and missed the spirit completely. For example, the Pharisees said He violated the Sabbath's ban on work by healing someone; He explained that while the Sabbath is a day of rest, it's never against God's law to help a person or show mercy on them (see Matthew 12).
* ShortLivedBigImpact: Jesus preached actively for only three years and died at age 33, and here we are 2,000 years later still talking about Him. Not to mention the little matter of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} religion He started]] currently having over three billion followers worldwide.
* WordOfDante: The Scripture doesn't say that there were three Wise Men exactly; that's a later tradition that probably came from them bringing three gifts. They're also often depicted in Nativity scenes, even though the Bible records them arriving at "the house", not a stable, suggesting they arrived well after Jesus was born.

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