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Terry Eagleton on fundamentalism

Christian Fundamentalism

The New Testament author known as Luke is presumably aware that Jesus was actually born in Galilee. But he needs to have him born in Judea, since the Messiah is to spring from the Judea-based house of David. A Messiah born in bumpkinish Galilee would be like one born in Gary, Indiana.

Luke coolly invents a Roman census