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Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible?
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RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible?
What's not to understand? Are you surprised that people are unconvinced?
I'm just going to go ahead and ask you this directly:

You have recently "lost god". I empathize. It must be terrible to begin to doubt something that is so personal, and forms the very core of your views of right, wrong, good and evil. In the light of this thread, and others, would it be unfair to suggest that you may be grasping for truth in the bible so that you're entire worldview need not be re-examined? If there were truth in the bible, would it help to soften this un-truth of which you are now very suspicious?
Sorry for the flurry of posts.

I also wanted to add that there are those of us who maintain that Jesus is a narrative device, due to our inability to prove otherwise. Within this group there are many people who still use his teachings, in the same way that one would use Aesop's (also believed by some to be a narrative device) fables, as a way of "crowdsourcing" a personally satisfying view of our collective human experience.

These stories do not have to contain an ounce of truth in them for me to acknowledge the concept that they are trying to communicate.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 5, 2011 at 1:17 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 5, 2011 at 1:33 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by DaveD - August 5, 2011 at 1:39 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 5, 2011 at 1:42 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 5, 2011 at 1:45 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 5, 2011 at 1:47 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by FalseHope - August 5, 2011 at 1:43 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Napoléon - August 5, 2011 at 4:05 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 5, 2011 at 4:21 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Napoléon - August 5, 2011 at 4:26 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by padraic - August 5, 2011 at 7:56 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 5, 2011 at 8:11 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 5, 2011 at 8:16 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by padraic - August 6, 2011 at 12:15 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 6, 2011 at 1:18 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 6, 2011 at 9:21 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 10:10 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 10:44 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by padraic - August 6, 2011 at 8:11 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 9:19 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by The Grand Nudger - August 6, 2011 at 10:48 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 1:21 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 6, 2011 at 1:25 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 1:32 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Shell B - August 6, 2011 at 10:12 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 1:34 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 1:41 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 6, 2011 at 2:00 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 2:03 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 2:21 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 6, 2011 at 2:27 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Jaysyn - August 10, 2011 at 3:24 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 2:27 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 6, 2011 at 7:24 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 6, 2011 at 10:21 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 7, 2011 at 5:05 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 3:55 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 4:25 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by edk - August 6, 2011 at 4:31 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 5:25 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 6, 2011 at 8:19 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 6, 2011 at 8:24 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by padraic - August 6, 2011 at 10:46 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 7, 2011 at 5:24 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 7, 2011 at 5:34 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 7, 2011 at 5:38 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 7, 2011 at 5:59 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 7, 2011 at 6:19 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Shell B - August 7, 2011 at 6:27 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 7, 2011 at 6:32 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Shell B - August 7, 2011 at 6:38 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 7, 2011 at 6:43 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 7, 2011 at 6:56 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Shell B - August 7, 2011 at 7:01 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Rwandrall - August 7, 2011 at 7:03 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 7, 2011 at 7:21 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Shell B - August 7, 2011 at 7:35 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 7, 2011 at 8:31 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Shell B - August 7, 2011 at 9:05 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 7, 2011 at 7:56 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Shell B - August 7, 2011 at 8:25 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Hannah - August 8, 2011 at 9:14 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Godschild - August 8, 2011 at 4:16 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 8, 2011 at 1:54 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 8, 2011 at 3:08 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 8, 2011 at 3:21 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by padraic - August 8, 2011 at 6:24 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 8, 2011 at 3:23 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 8, 2011 at 3:28 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 8, 2011 at 3:32 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 8, 2011 at 3:42 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 8, 2011 at 3:44 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 8, 2011 at 5:25 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 9, 2011 at 10:54 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 9, 2011 at 12:27 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 9, 2011 at 8:05 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Shell B - August 9, 2011 at 9:19 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by padraic - August 9, 2011 at 10:18 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 9, 2011 at 9:21 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 9, 2011 at 10:43 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Shell B - August 9, 2011 at 10:53 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 9, 2011 at 10:50 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Shell B - August 9, 2011 at 10:54 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 9, 2011 at 10:53 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 9, 2011 at 10:58 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Shell B - August 9, 2011 at 11:01 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Cinjin - August 9, 2011 at 11:48 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 10, 2011 at 12:45 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 10, 2011 at 1:30 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 10, 2011 at 4:39 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 10, 2011 at 5:14 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 10, 2011 at 5:32 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 10, 2011 at 5:49 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 10, 2011 at 5:58 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 10, 2011 at 6:17 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Cinjin - August 10, 2011 at 5:27 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 12, 2011 at 12:28 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Tiberius - August 10, 2011 at 6:01 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 10, 2011 at 6:06 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 10, 2011 at 3:36 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 10, 2011 at 6:31 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by padraic - August 10, 2011 at 8:53 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Justtristo - August 10, 2011 at 9:10 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 10, 2011 at 9:13 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by nickos777 - August 11, 2011 at 10:18 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 11, 2011 at 10:36 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by padraic - August 11, 2011 at 8:04 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Napoléon - August 11, 2011 at 10:31 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Napoléon - August 11, 2011 at 10:40 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 11, 2011 at 10:56 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 11, 2011 at 11:45 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 11, 2011 at 8:45 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 11, 2011 at 8:49 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 12, 2011 at 7:49 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 26, 2011 at 2:30 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 12, 2011 at 9:01 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Justtristo - August 26, 2011 at 9:26 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Thor - August 29, 2011 at 10:26 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by padraic - August 26, 2011 at 8:18 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 26, 2011 at 8:46 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 26, 2011 at 9:59 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by DeistPaladin - August 27, 2011 at 11:08 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by popeyespappy - August 28, 2011 at 11:47 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Minimalist - August 29, 2011 at 11:38 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by Thor - August 29, 2011 at 11:49 am
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 29, 2011 at 2:13 pm
RE: Evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? - by frankiej - August 29, 2011 at 2:27 pm

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