(March 16, 2017 at 6:56 pm)SteveII Wrote: Two points on the New Testament not being the claim:
1. The gospels and Acts catalog the claim. The balance are letters discussing and applying the claim.
Which is still not evidence.
(March 16, 2017 at 6:56 pm)SteveII Wrote: 2. The NT consists of 27 different documents written over 50 years time (give or take). How can you describe such a diverse collection of palaeographical gold as "the claim" as if it were one thing?
Because none of it has any supporting evidence.
(March 16, 2017 at 6:56 pm)SteveII Wrote: No, the claim is that the events outlined in the gospels really happened--one in particular: that Jesus Christ, the son of God, came to earth to redeem humanity and provide a way for people to have a relationship with God. Evidence for this claim is that people wrote about it.
That isn't evidence.
"Owl," said Rabbit shortly, "you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it."
- A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
- A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
