Reply to: Christmas cancelled

[RichardCranium]

Or my celebration of the earlier and superior Pagan festival that was hijacked by Christians.

Let them have their celebration on 25th Dec or 6th Jan or whichever date their particular sect adheres to, and you have your pagan festival on 21st December.

What's the problem?

[thunderlizard]

Christ

It's from the Greek for "Anointed one" (which is "Messiah" in Hebrew) and so it's a straight translation of a term that was used prophetically of the late great JC a good couple of thousand years before he was born.

[TimberWolf]

It is Volume 3 of 3.

That's not what the Jewish say. They say there is one yet to be written.

[SupremeSpod]

Christ Family Church International

What?

[TimberWolf]

You've not found the Apocrypha then?

Nope, is it any good?

[TimberWolf]

Stick with it - there's an interesting twist at the end.

I remain sceptical given that there's no third volume out in the shops.

[MarillionFan]

Jesus was born at Christmas. Thats how he got named.

God some of you are thick aren't you.

[Zippy]

Thanks for ruining the plot, I was only half way through

Stick with it - there's an interesting twist at the end.

[TimberWolf]

It's derived from the Greek for 'chosen one' I think, so it would be some time after he died.

Thanks for ruining the plot, I was only half way through

[Paddy]

Nope.

Christ Family Church International

[Zippy]

When was the term "Christ" first coined?

It's derived from the Greek for 'chosen one' I think, so it would be some time after he died.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

No adverse weather will cancel the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Or my celebration of the earlier and superior Pagan festival that was hijacked by Christians.

[SupremeSpod]

Surely it is his family name?

Nope.

[Paddy]

When was the term "Christ" first coined?

Surely it is his family name?

[EternalOptimist]

When was the term "Christ" first coined?

some old-time geezer got a letter from the imperial revenue, and realised he was going to be hammered with tax