RE: Why Bart Ehrman Pisses Me Off..... sometimes
February 2, 2018 at 5:00 pm
(This post was last modified: February 2, 2018 at 5:03 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 2, 2018 at 4:21 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: A carpenter was born to a self proclaimed virgin - such events probably occurs several times a day somewhere in the world. So no need to dismiss it as not based on actual occurrence.So..no math, then...you're just rattling off a few pieces of a story that has already been found to be unreliable? That is -exactly- the problem.
Members of a malcontented, turmoil afflicted and ill-educated society with a messiahic tradition attributing messiahic status to some charismatic charalatan - frequently observed, no need to dismiss it as not based on actual occurance.
Why a carpenter? What about a virgin mary..that's not even in the oldest versions. Some malcontent named jesus crucified by the romans...says who? Not the romans. They don't seem to have noticed, despite being up to their testicles in judea.
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