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Plagiarism in the NT
RE: Plagiarism in the NT
I've bent over backwards to give as much credence and benefit of the doubt as is consistent with reasonable skepticism to the possibility of there being anything at all to the resurrection story. In the process, I've been accused of 'adding' to the story by pointing out that to people of the time there would be no practical difference between an apparent resurrection and an actual one.

But is it even in the earliest copies of the gospels? IIRC, Mark is the earliest (and shortest) Gospel, and it doesn't mention Jesus being born of a virgin or walking around after being crucified. That stuff appeared in later Gospels, which is very suggestive of fantastic additions to the account creeping in as the story was retold.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 24, 2017 at 2:37 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Brian37 - July 24, 2017 at 2:44 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 24, 2017 at 3:42 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Brian37 - July 24, 2017 at 8:29 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 24, 2017 at 6:51 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 24, 2017 at 10:59 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 24, 2017 at 8:13 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 24, 2017 at 8:39 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Brian37 - July 24, 2017 at 8:47 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by The Grand Nudger - July 24, 2017 at 11:18 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 24, 2017 at 11:22 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Brian37 - July 28, 2017 at 9:57 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 24, 2017 at 11:27 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 24, 2017 at 11:33 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 24, 2017 at 11:36 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 24, 2017 at 11:40 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 24, 2017 at 11:42 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Pat Mustard - July 26, 2017 at 4:24 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 26, 2017 at 5:30 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 26, 2017 at 6:43 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 26, 2017 at 6:58 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 26, 2017 at 7:13 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 26, 2017 at 7:22 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Brian37 - July 26, 2017 at 7:29 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 26, 2017 at 7:40 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Brian37 - July 26, 2017 at 11:32 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 27, 2017 at 7:44 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 27, 2017 at 11:59 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 28, 2017 at 12:11 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 28, 2017 at 12:14 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Neo-Scholastic - July 28, 2017 at 9:35 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 28, 2017 at 10:40 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Neo-Scholastic - July 28, 2017 at 1:35 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 28, 2017 at 4:02 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 26, 2017 at 7:40 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Silver - July 26, 2017 at 7:43 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 26, 2017 at 7:58 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 26, 2017 at 8:16 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Silver - July 26, 2017 at 8:20 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Succubus - July 26, 2017 at 10:44 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 26, 2017 at 10:50 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Succubus - July 26, 2017 at 10:53 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 26, 2017 at 10:58 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Pat Mustard - July 28, 2017 at 1:45 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 24, 2017 at 11:55 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 24, 2017 at 11:59 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by The Grand Nudger - July 25, 2017 at 1:53 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 25, 2017 at 11:55 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 25, 2017 at 3:20 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Neo-Scholastic - July 26, 2017 at 8:25 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Silver - July 26, 2017 at 8:27 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 26, 2017 at 8:40 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 26, 2017 at 8:35 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 26, 2017 at 11:14 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 27, 2017 at 12:04 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Brian37 - July 27, 2017 at 9:33 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 27, 2017 at 9:57 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Brian37 - July 27, 2017 at 10:11 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 27, 2017 at 10:22 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Brian37 - July 27, 2017 at 10:30 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 27, 2017 at 10:32 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by The Grand Nudger - July 28, 2017 at 12:25 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 28, 2017 at 12:40 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 28, 2017 at 1:38 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 28, 2017 at 1:41 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 28, 2017 at 1:49 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 28, 2017 at 1:49 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 28, 2017 at 1:53 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 28, 2017 at 5:21 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Mister Agenda - July 28, 2017 at 10:05 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Brian37 - July 28, 2017 at 10:21 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 28, 2017 at 1:40 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Neo-Scholastic - July 28, 2017 at 6:38 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Pat Mustard - July 29, 2017 at 4:17 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 29, 2017 at 10:04 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 29, 2017 at 3:31 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Pat Mustard - August 1, 2017 at 8:09 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 30, 2017 at 12:07 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by JackRussell - July 30, 2017 at 4:08 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 30, 2017 at 7:04 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 30, 2017 at 7:07 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 30, 2017 at 7:46 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 31, 2017 at 3:28 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Mister Agenda - July 31, 2017 at 4:31 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 31, 2017 at 9:04 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 30, 2017 at 7:48 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 30, 2017 at 10:50 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Neo-Scholastic - July 31, 2017 at 7:16 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by SteelCurtain - July 31, 2017 at 2:34 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Neo-Scholastic - July 31, 2017 at 3:55 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 31, 2017 at 5:36 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by SteelCurtain - July 31, 2017 at 4:14 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Neo-Scholastic - July 31, 2017 at 5:37 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by SteelCurtain - July 31, 2017 at 5:37 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Silver - July 31, 2017 at 5:39 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by SteelCurtain - July 31, 2017 at 5:40 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Neo-Scholastic - July 31, 2017 at 7:46 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 31, 2017 at 6:04 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 31, 2017 at 7:14 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - July 31, 2017 at 9:09 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 31, 2017 at 9:23 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Neo-Scholastic - July 31, 2017 at 9:34 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 31, 2017 at 9:37 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 31, 2017 at 9:47 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 31, 2017 at 9:50 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - July 31, 2017 at 10:06 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - July 31, 2017 at 10:11 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - July 31, 2017 at 11:10 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Mister Agenda - August 1, 2017 at 10:50 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - August 1, 2017 at 12:21 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - August 1, 2017 at 2:06 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - August 1, 2017 at 8:00 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - August 1, 2017 at 11:09 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - August 1, 2017 at 3:00 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - August 1, 2017 at 11:51 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - August 1, 2017 at 1:07 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2017 at 1:51 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Mister Agenda - August 1, 2017 at 5:40 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2017 at 3:17 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - August 1, 2017 at 3:51 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - August 1, 2017 at 9:58 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - August 1, 2017 at 10:01 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - August 1, 2017 at 4:00 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2017 at 4:06 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - August 1, 2017 at 4:20 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2017 at 4:30 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - August 1, 2017 at 4:42 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Neo-Scholastic - August 1, 2017 at 5:42 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - August 1, 2017 at 5:54 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - August 1, 2017 at 7:28 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2017 at 9:22 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - August 1, 2017 at 10:03 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by RoadRunner79 - August 1, 2017 at 11:02 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - August 1, 2017 at 11:33 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - August 1, 2017 at 11:44 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Astonished - August 2, 2017 at 1:01 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by The Grand Nudger - August 1, 2017 at 11:51 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Mister Agenda - August 2, 2017 at 9:49 am
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - August 3, 2017 at 7:05 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by The Grand Nudger - August 3, 2017 at 2:13 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - August 5, 2017 at 11:48 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Dropship - August 6, 2017 at 3:28 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Minimalist - August 6, 2017 at 3:37 pm
RE: Plagiarism in the NT - by Amarok - August 6, 2017 at 7:22 pm



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