(August 24, 2015 at 6:08 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:(August 24, 2015 at 10:40 am)drfuzzy Wrote: From the Bart Ehrmann cut 'n' paste: "It is striking that virtually everyone who has spent all the years needed to attain these qualifications is convinced that Jesus of Nazareth was a real historical figure."
PRECISELY. So they studied their asses off. Good for them. Who cares? In fact, who cares whether Jesus existed or was a combination of very old myths in a newer package? THEY STARTED OFF TRYING TO PROVE THEIR OWN DELUSION. That makes any conclusion they reach invalid.
Like Ehrman?
Yeah, you've missed the whole point. Even atheist scholars concede that Jesus did exist.
I keep reading this thing that you write... It keeps grinding my gears...
A Jesus did most likely exist, I'll grant you that.
But what qualities does that Jesus have? What did he do?
What does Ehrman say about that Jesus that did exist? What do the scholars say about that Jesus?