funny thing. that actually never happened. neither did the virgin birth, or the zombie meet and greet after jesus was killed. mark is the first gospel written (40 years after jesus' supposed death) and matthew and luke followed 30 years later, borrowing heavily from mark. matthew spiced things up considerably, and much of what is celebrated this time of year is based on that piece of plagiaristic fan fiction. anyone who knows a god damned thing about the bible understands that the herod incident was a reworking of the murder of newborns in egypt. which also, of course, never took place. it was meant to tie jesus to moses in the minds of the followers.
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