Paul reshaping the church

[Aractus]

Once again though. you cannot refute their ideas so you simply call them quacks or now "outliers."  Detering is a Doctor of Theology.  I doubt that you are.  For you to call him a "quack" is the height of arrogance but I have come to expect that from you.

Dutch radical criticism was around in the 1800's when there were only a few hundred ancient Biblical manuscripts. Since then not only has the number and quality of the available manuscripts increased, but so too academic standards and methods have also advanced. This is to the detriment of traditional theists, as they can no longer hide behind their defences of literary problems in the Bible (whether contradictory or pseudepigraphic books or hard historical errors). We also know there were dozens of other gospels written in the first two centuries that have since been discarded. Overtime different churches have contradicted some of their long-held persistent beliefs. Such as the RCC's belief in the Vulgate as the authoritative form of the scripture texts. Or faith healings. Or denial of the patriarchal views of Jesus, the disciples, and Paul. Denial of other important historical events that occurred in the Levant in the first millennium BC.

I'm not talking purely about defending the majority view either as you well know. But discussing what is considered relevant within the scope of current academic thinking on the matter. There are more academically qualified Holocaust Deniers than there are Christ Mythers. For you to make us believe that it's worth considering that Jesus and Paul never had a historical existence is just as stupid as suggesting that we should think that Holocaust Denial is also worth serious consideration.

Oh, and one more thing. Once you start a thread it ceases to be "yours" it belongs to the board.  Go fuck yourself.

That's right, it becomes the forum's, it doesn't become yours. Go fuck yourself.