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Seeker2000 · 02-28-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by praxeus

other small villages in the area, like the present day Beit Sahour and Beit Jalla, that are not Bethlehem but are definitely considered in the Bethelehem region. (I've had some interesting experiences in the area

).

What experiences did you have there? (This might be offtopic, but I'd like to know.)

Regarding the question being discussed: I think it might just not follow directly from the text how large the region he was talking about was, so that could simply be open to interpretation. "Boundaries" or "region" are rather vague terms.

But maybe, had the author of Matthew intended to include Jerusalem, he might have mentioned that important city by name.

Diogenes the Cynic · 02-28-2006, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by praxeus

Actually it was so small that some of the mythicists want it not to exist, like Nazareth :-)
What are the coasts and boundries of a non-existent town ?

What mythicists claim that Bethlehem never existed?

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