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Subject: the Virgin Birth
The New Testament was written at the same time
as the 'Judean War', by Flavius Josephus.
If you compare the two books you will find that
the activities of Jesus described in the New Testament
parallel the campaign of the Roman emperor Titus
Flavius Vespasiani as described in the 'Judean War.'
As regards the concept of "Virgin Birth" I refer
you to the book 'Antiquities' also by Flavius Josephus.
In the following passage the eunuch Bagoas is
described as being humorously capable of giving birth.
"These predictions were not concealed from Salome,
but were told the king; as also how they had
perverted some persons about the palace itself;
so the king slew such of the Pharisees as were
principally accused, and Bagoas the eunuch, and
one Carus, who exceeded all men of that time
in comeliness, and one that was his catamite.
He slew also all those of his own family who had
consented to what the Pharisees foretold; and
for Bagoas, he had been puffed up by them,
as though he should be named the father and the
benefactor of him who, by the prediction,
was foretold to be their appointed king; for
that this king would have all things in his power,
and would enable Bagoas to marry, and to have
children of his own body begotten."
Coincidentally, the eunuch who was the concubine
of none other than Alexander the Great was
also named Bagoas. Could the above paragraph
be acomic reference to Alexander's Bagoas?
In any case, the paragraph proves that Romans
found birth by a eunuch to be funny, perhaps as
funny as a virgin giving birth? From this
kind of study you can begin to see that there are indeed
Roman jokes in the New Testament.
There are many more.
You should really check out 'Caesar's Messiah'
by Joseph Atwill.
Mark my words; you will hear a lot about this
book in the future.
Nelson