(July 12, 2016 at 2:27 pm)madog Wrote:(July 12, 2016 at 2:16 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: Those books are called the Gospels, because they contain the Gospel story. The Gospel or "Good News" is what Paul describes in 1 Cor 15 1-4. The death and resurrection of Jesus and what that entails.
You are really tap dancing here. So OK forget most definitions of what the word "Gospel" means and just deal with the "Gospel" you wish to discuss.
So OK, what empirical evidence do you have that the "son of God" was crucified?
There are a number of witnesses who recorded seeing it happen, not just the written accounts we have now, but also the historical tradition given to the early Church who didn't write down an account.