(May 28, 2016 at 6:14 am)Aractus Wrote:(May 28, 2016 at 1:10 am)Minimalist Wrote: Yes, and even worse is that history and archaeology cannot identify any place called "Arimathea." And even worse than that the usage X of Y is not consistent with the Jewish aristocracy which would have been the patronymic X son of Y.
Um yes we can, from the reference in the gospels. Which is pretty much all the evidence that exists for the naming of a lot of ancient localities.
Yeah, and Tolkien's writings and maps are our only basis for the geography of Middle Earth. Why do you suppose that is, Rake?
Verbatim from the mouth of Jesus (retranslated from a retranslation of a copy of a copy):
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com