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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
King Arthur, and in a sense Aeneas and Achilles (respectively, you might say, foundners of Rome and Greece). You also forgot Jesus.
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And Joseph Smith. Beats typhoid fever as a kid, survives a surgery, raises from obscurity to a man of prominence and great power.
I think it's wise to view tradition, ritual, and history as three parallel lines that coexist but are not be intertwined.
Thanks pelagius for the Moses/Jesus reminder, I read an article about the Moses vs Jesus connection:
Both knew not their biological father
Both hid in Egypt as children
Both spoke directly to God
Both fasted for 40 days
Both lead groups of 12 (tribes/apostles)
Both controlled water
Both fed their congregations with little resources