RE: Why can't Christians Verify Exactly Where Jesus Was Buried?
September 12, 2016 at 6:01 am
(This post was last modified: September 12, 2016 at 6:03 am by Aractus.)
(September 12, 2016 at 5:40 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Your argument is weak, given how you cherry-pick your scholars.
Well I have given you full opportunity to provide your own, and you have not. I have provided 1 distinguished scholar on this, you have provided 0.
Quote:Not so. You then proceeded to bat down any scholar who didn't agree with your view, without regard to their C.V.
Right, so again here I am quoting, verbatim, Hurtado - not putting forward my own argument. I will acknowledge that Carrier is the outlier, I don't think Hurtado has anything to say about him? Nevertheless I have quoted a distinguished scholar on this, you have not and the onus of proof is on you.
Quote:I will also ask once more why you place such trust in writings which clearly have at the least a motivation for bias such as the Gospels.
Define "trust"? Because I don't think I trust the gospels at all, especially not John, and the writings I (personally) revere most are the non-gospel writings of Paul and James.
Quote:I don't expect a square answer from you.
How is that not a square answer? Since when have I tried to deceive or use an outlier to mount an argument?
Oh and...
Quote:judging from you naive trust in Gospel-as-history
Aractus Wrote:I am not arguing for broad historicity of the NT.
I didn't say you were. There's another strawman.
Really??
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
