RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
September 4, 2012 at 9:15 pm
(This post was last modified: September 4, 2012 at 9:17 pm by Lion IRC.)
(September 4, 2012 at 8:08 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: *sigh* Do you even know what begging the question is?
You keep on asserting that a question is being begged...yet I dont know what question that is?
(September 4, 2012 at 8:08 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: ...This whole debate over the gentile mission in this thread started because I argued that instances of Jesus being involved with gentiles or saying to the apostles to witness to "all nations" we're not authentic because they're anachronistic. What was the evidence for their anachronicity? The fact that Jesus' followers and apostles act like they never knew Jesus said those things.
I do not accept your assertion that Jesus' followers and apostles act like they never knew Jesus said those things.
You can keep trying to persuade me if you want.
But you dont get to quote scripture at me to make YOUR argument while at the same time telling me that I cant quote scripture at you.
(September 4, 2012 at 8:08 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: ...This essentially means that anything Jesus says or does involving gentiles has to be inauthentic....
This is what I mean about selective use of scripture. Why is the scripture that I quote ''inauthentic'' but the scripture YOU quote valid?
(September 4, 2012 at 8:08 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: ...And now you're using passages from the gospels to prove that Jesus authorized gentile missions when these are the passages precisely in question over authenticity!I am going to keep quoting scriptures about the universality of the Gospel message and the need to spread it to all nations.
If you wish to save us both of us wasting each others time, just go ahead and assert that NOTHING Jesus is reported to have said justifies taking the Good News to all the ends of the earth.
(September 4, 2012 at 8:08 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: ...You're assuming the passages are authentic to prove they're authentic!
No. I am NOT. And this is very important.
All I am doing is showing you verses and asking whether YOU think they are authentic. I think they are ALL authentic. You are the one who makes the claim that some arent - not me.