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To: Fai Mao
Mary wasn't a Pharaoh and did not die in ostentatious wealth. There's no reason to believe her grave would have been robbed. John's tomb was not robbed (it's in Ephesus today), Peter's tomb was not robbed, Paul's tomb was not robbed, etc. We know that the ancient Christians venerated relics, but there are no bodily relics of Mary.

Belief in the Assumption is idolatry? Jewish tradition -- one that is referenced in passing in the NT -- holds that Moses was assumed into heaven. Are traditional Jews idolaters, then? The Bible says that Elijah was taken up into heaven. Is the Bible an idolatrous book? You may want to rethink that comment a bit ... or a lot.

36 posted on 01/02/2013 3:16:00 AM PST by Campion ("Social justice" begins in the womb)
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To: Campion

differance being,,,,The Bible doesnt say Mary was transported to heaven.


37 posted on 01/02/2013 4:30:01 AM PST by Craftmore
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