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The Epistle of Nicodemus Concerning the Birth of Jesus of Nazareth and the Sanhedrin

The Gospel of John is the most read book in the Bible and Nicodemus is one of its pivotal characters.Being a close disciple of Jesus of Nazareth for over two years as well as being a Ruler of the Jews in Jerusalem, there was very little Nicodemus didn't know about Jesus of Nazareth.But in the same Gospel we are then challenged by an enigma- the recalling of an event so astonishing that for centuries it has been ignored or explained away by those who are in fear of its implications.

This occasion, as noted in John’s Gospel, ch7, 40-52, was that of the meeting of the Head Priests, Pharisees and Jerusalems people some six months before the Crucifixion when they were deliberating whether Jesus could be the awaited Messiah and true King of Israel. It is clear from the text that none of them had ever heard of Jesus having been born in Bethlehem in Judea, as was expected of any Messiah, and that therefore Jesus must be an imposter.

Also at the scenr was Nicodemus, but instead of saying that Jesus WAS born in Bethlehem, it is noted that like everyone else Nicodemus believed that Nazareth in Galilee was the birthplace of Jesus, even remaining silent when asked by the Pharisees to try to find anything which foretold that the Messiah, commonly known also as the Christ and the Prophet, would originate from that very village.

How was it possible for Nicodemus and everyone in Jerusalem not to have known where Jesus was born, the scene of the Nativity events in Bethlehem being only five miles away and Jesus having been continually questioned wherever he went?We ask ourselves- is it possible that the Nativity stories as we understand them, which are included in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, could have been compiled much later and edited into the Gospel accounts to make them more appealing?

‘The Epistle of Nicodemus’ reveals what really happened…

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