(November 26, 2016 at 12:10 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Mark was the original story. The others copied from it extensively and made up other parts to fill in some blanks. "John" is a complete re-write because he apparently thought that Mark's jesus was too much of a pussy.
The paul bullshit knows nothing of the gospel stories. That's a mythical god from outer space like all the other greco-roman gods extant at the time.
I strongly suggest you read Carrier's "On the Historicity of Jesus."
Josephus is one blatant forgery and one innocent interpolation. Tacitus is a much, much later interpolation. "Q" is absurd.
And even Mark and Luke do NOT agree on Jesus death providing an atonement for sin.
And that's big. They don't have a fucking religion till they resolve that fuck up.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
