(November 28, 2016 at 12:30 am)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:Excellent question. I'm not sure really. I suppose I'd start with Jesus's arrest, trial, and death, then see what happens to his body over the next couple days.
Not only can jesusists not pinpoint his alleged birth they are equally sucky on the date of death. I've seen dates everywhere from 29-36 AD. That's a seven year spread. You'd think they could nail such an important date down a little closer than that, wouldn't you?
You'd need a skilled linguist (assuming this is even possible) to ascertain what is going on, assuming the wormhole can conduct sound too.
It's my understanding there were numerous sidewalk preachers then as now, would it even be possible to recognize Jesus amidst the others? Recall, we have no verbatim quotes from Jesus.
All candidates would need to be evaluated, and I'll be damned to imagine what kind of criteria one could come up with to winnow the wheat from the chaff.
If Jesus is a composite character, or echoed ideas voiced by (an)other preacher(s), this endeavor could turn into a cluster fuck.
BTW, for this to work, photons and sound waves will be removed from the timeline anywhere you examining. You'll be affecting everything that happens subsequently.
Additionally, if the receiving end of the wormhole is noted, and you're in the vicinity of Jesus when it happens, his followers are going to conflate your interaction with their present as a manifestation of Jesus/God/Holy Spirit. You'll have a direct impact on subsequent Christian theology.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.