Part II of the Trilogy.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/evidence...ght-think/
Not one jesus freak stepped up to defend his/her godboy. Lucky for all of you he is just a myth or your asses would be frying in your imaginary hell for eternity!
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/evidence...ght-think/
Quote:Evidence for Jesus is weaker than you might think
Quote:University of Sheffield’s Philip Davies—who believes that Christianity probably began with a single Jesus, acknowledges that the evidence is fragile and problematic. Davies argues that the only way the field of New Testament studies can maintain any academic respectability is by acknowledging the possibility that Jesus didn’t exist. He further notes this wouldn’t generate any controversy in most fields of ancient history, but that New Testament studies is not a normal case.
Brandon University’s Kurt Noll goes even further and lays out a case that the question doesn’t matter: Whether he was real or myth, a historical Jesus is irrelevant to the religion that was founded in his name.
That is because either way, the Christ at the heart of Christianity is a figure woven from the fabric of mythology. The stories that bear his name draw on ancient templates imbedded in the Hebrew religion and those of the surrounding region. They were handed down by word of mouth in a cultural context filled with magical beings and miracles. Demons caused epilepsy. Burnt offerings made it rain. Medical cures included mandrakes and dove blood. Angels and ghosts appeared to people in dreams. Gods and other supernatural beings abounded and not infrequently crossed over from their world to ours.
Not one jesus freak stepped up to defend his/her godboy. Lucky for all of you he is just a myth or your asses would be frying in your imaginary hell for eternity!
