RE: Christians - What would you do if it were discovered Jesus never existed?
September 7, 2015 at 6:50 pm
(September 7, 2015 at 4:38 pm)Redbeard The Pink Wrote:(September 7, 2015 at 10:15 am)Irrational Wrote: It sure as hell is ad hoc especially without evidence to back your assertions. And please don't derail to other more general points. Let's stick to what the authentic Pauline Epistles say about Jesus first. Provide evidence that the words I provided are meant to be understood in the fashion you argue for, and not literally.
Those translations are literal. I'm not claiming those passages are metaphorical, I'm claiming they're about a story with different details than the Euhemerized version with all the vaguely historical places and people in it. At no point did I claim Paul was not speaking literally, only that he is understood and translated incorrectly and also probably redacted (intentionally and/or otherwise) to support the Jesus of Nazareth story.
I understand your view. I really do. What I'm after is evidence for your interpretation.
