(May 8, 2017 at 9:59 am)alpha male Wrote:(May 8, 2017 at 8:30 am)vorlon13 Wrote: Inerrant Scripture records Jesus being crucified on Thursday AND Friday. You know better than GOD???
What we need JESUS for when we've got YOU !!!
No, some people's interpretation of Scripture sees a conflict between the synoptics and John. Others don't see a conflict. And within that group, some have it on the one day, some on the other. I have a minority position within my church.
(May 8, 2017 at 8:37 am)Jehanne Wrote: I don't think that you can point to any New Testament scholar who regards the "500" as being historical, other than the right-wing evangelicals.
A scholar who believes that there were 500 witnesses to the resurrected Christ apparently believes in the resurrection, and you would label a believing scholar as a right-wing evangelical.
So, your point boils down to, I don't think you can find a scholar who doesn't believe in the resurrection, yet believes that there were indeed witnesses to the resurrected Christ. And I agree that that would be a tough thing to find.
You might want try reading Catholic scholars, such as the late Father Raymond Brown, Father John Meier, etc. In fact, you'll find a lot of believing scholars, both Protestant and Catholic, who do not take the "500" at face value. You can start here for some critical (yet, believing) scholarship:
http://www.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/15
