(May 23, 2015 at 12:58 pm)robvalue Wrote: Again, you're begging the question.
"What I know about Jesus".
Your case is trying to prove what you know about it, and you're using it to prove the conclusion.
It may be you really can't see the problem with your method, I don't know. It should be clear to anyone without a vested interest in Christianity being true. I'm going to have to give up as I'm just repeating myself now.
Your argument is supposed to convince me about biblical claims. And if you have to resort to "Well I know things about Jesus that are true" the game is up.
I haven't "resorted" to anything.
I'm simply pointing out that there are a dozen or so points contained in my posts which point to the conclusion the the NT is historically reliable. And because the general reliability of the authors should cause us to grant them the benefit of the doubt, then I think all of this justifies a bit more effort on your part beyond saying "I don't believe there is any evidence." That's simply untrue. There is evidence.
Perhaps we can pick this up again later.
