RE: Why Bart Ehrman Pisses Me Off..... sometimes
February 2, 2018 at 9:43 pm
(This post was last modified: February 2, 2018 at 9:50 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(February 2, 2018 at 9:27 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:If you proceed by eliminating the implausible from a story, by definition what you will have left is therefore plausible.
You've given me a great idea, Jorm. Let's see what people think is "plausible" or not.
I'll go first. Is it "plausible" that this jesus guy chased the money lenders out of the temple?
{Keeping in mind that the Temple comprised about 30 acres and had armed guards stationed therein. }
It seems most likely that some deranged preacher tried to pick a argument with some one minding his own business, literally, as lunatic street preachers down the age are wont to do, and was tossed out on his ears by the holy security guards. Then his dim witted and suggestable followers spun derangement into righteousness and embarassement into victory, as dim witted and suggestable followers down the ages are wont to do.
Seems more productive to point out how pathetic and banal any real man behind the jesus myth was most likely to have been than to deny without evidence the possibility of his existence.
