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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah! But Joseph was an heir to David! He wasn’t just some schmuck! He had an incredibly necessary role of explaining how Jesus could be David’s heir.

Too bad he wasn’t Jesus’s daddy.

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I can see the family resemblance with David, another historical figure with limited archeological evidence for their existence. Doesn't mean they didn't exist, just that the past is poorly preserved.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

The last being poorly preserved doesn’t mean they existed. It means we don’t know.

I put it in the same category as Arthur or Achilles- there may have been a guy named that, but the stories told are so out of sync with what really happened that it doesn’t matter; the real David, Arthur or Achilles, and indeed Jesus may as well be different people.