RE: Any Evidence For A Historical Jesus?
January 10, 2012 at 8:46 pm
(This post was last modified: January 10, 2012 at 8:50 pm by DeistPaladin.)
(January 10, 2012 at 8:35 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:The resolution being: Jesus was a Jewish man who was crucified under Pontius Pilate’s authority during the reign of Tiberius Caesar and Jesus was a reputed miracle worker.
You've got to be fucking kidding?
I should have seen it coming. Christians say that Jesus' story is "the greatest ever told". His ministry shook the foundations of the religious and political establishment. People came from all over to see him. ...but he was just an insignificant rabbi that only the peasants paid any attention to and that's why there are no contemporary references.
They will do this every time, I'm convinced. The stark contrast between Gospel claims and the dearth of contemporary evidence is too great otherwise.
(January 10, 2012 at 8:45 pm)Fpvpilot Wrote: Thank you for your response. I will depart once you clear things up for me. “The Gospels are myths, nothing more” (post #287), so they cannot be used as evidence of other miracle workers.
You said, "reputed to have performed miracles". Such wording allows for stories both true and false.
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