(March 3, 2015 at 5:17 pm)Nestor Wrote: As Bart Ehrman wrote, and I can understand why, "The real problem with Jesus is not that he is a myth invented by early Christians—that is, that he never appeared as a real figure on the stage of history. The problem with Jesus is just the opposite. As Albert Schweitzer realized long ago, the problem with the historical Jesus is that he was far too historical."
Neat, professor Ehrman! Since Jesus is so historical, perhaps you can tell me what the real story was. I've been waiting 10 years for someone to clear that up for me!
Do tell!
Spare no details!
I'm sitting comfortably, awaiting a gripping yarn, filled with recently discovered historical documents that shed light on this until now vaguely defined shadowy character.
(waits for, "Um, well, he was named Yeshua. And he was, you know, a religious teacher of some kind. And he was crucified. ...And he had a brother named 'James'. ...And he was named Yeshua. ...Did I mention he was some kind of religious leader?")
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
