Quote:Yeah, I agree completely. I think the answer can be easily attained, but only if one is ready to step back and look at the Gospels from different perspectives than just an historical account.
I agree. Historicists like Ehrman and others, say we should take into account Genre, but to what point does this genre encroach upon historical reliability? This is the main question. If the Gospels were supportive, or auxilliary accounts of this person called, Jesus, then I think their genre would not completely encroach on reliability, but as it is, they are the primary material we have for Jesus. Further, if Church history wasn't what it was for over a millenium '(evidence destroying), then I think genre would be less of a problem as well. But this is not the case.
Quote:Philo of Alexandria foreshadows most of the Christian teachings in his allegorical works of the OT. This I believe is the sort of route and lead that will give you an interpretation of the Gospels that best fit what we know of the era in its entirety.
Again, I agree. I wrote a parody in my book which touches on this issue. It deals primarily with the lack of testimony from Philo regarding Jesus, but involves the question of idea-theft.
You can always trust a person in search of the truth, but never the one who has found it. MANLY P. HALL
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