(May 31, 2016 at 11:43 am)Mister Agenda Wrote:SteveII Wrote:You are alleging that the writers of the 27 books of the NT believed something that was false (in spite of 3 of them being eyewitnesses) as well as that first generation that would have been contemporaries of Jesus. I am going out on a limb, but I think you don't have any evidence for that other than your belief that miracles cannot happen. So, we are back to miracles didn't happen because miracles can't happen. Circular.
Yes, people believe false things that they are willing to die for all the time. Fanatic belief has never been a defense against simply being wrong.
We don't know miracles didn't happen. What everybody has been trying to tell you is that even if they did, the evidence being presented for believing that they really happened is not just weak, but incredibly weak.
BTW, who are the three eyewitnesses and what, exactly, did they witness that has you so impressed?
Your position is reasonable given your worldview. However, the positions defended by several of you are not as reasonable and range from not accurate to simple denial and circular reasoning.
We will have to agree to disagree on the strength of the NT and the early growth of Christianity as evidence for Jesus' claim.
John, Peter, James all wrote letters that agree with the claim that Jesus was God and came to redeem mankind through his death and resurrection.
