Actually, Jesus was born durin the Pax Romana, a time of a moderately peaceful world. In other words, it was peaceful where Jesus was, but not nessisarily all over the entire globe. (See that, I used RE Globularism!)
This is true. But the Pax Romana is known as a time of
relative peace
within the Roman Empire; even the Romans were still warring with neighboring tribes:
During this time the Romans still fought a consistent number of wars against neighboring states and tribes, most notably the Germanic tribes and Persians. There was also still political unrest among the noble families. Nonetheless, the Pax Romana was an era of relative tranquility in which Rome endured neither major civil wars, such as the perpetual bloodshed of the third century AD, nor serious invasions, such as those of the Second Punic War three centuries prior.
(from
Wikipedia's entry on the Pax Romana) Hardly suggestive of world peace.
Ths refers to the end of the world. If you didn't know, Isaiah, the person you quoted, deals with the "end times" quite often. He was refering to Judgment day, where christians believe all will bow at the feet of Jesus.
Again, true, but the Jews equate the End Times with the coming of the Messiah, so it's really an academic argument.
Look through Mary's side of the family. She leads back to David.
Can you prove this? Is it in the conflicting account of Jesus's genealogy that Luke gives?
Luke, one of the Gospels and Jesus' followers, was a historian.
I see. What major works is he known for?
I'm sure it does, along with other religions.
So you agree that elements were lifted from pagan tradition? Then how can you also believe that the events took place as related?
Not always. Much of the Gospels were written during the last few months of Jesus' life.
Absolutely not true. The earliest writings in the New Testament were actually Paul's epistles (which were obviously written after Jesus's death).