(September 3, 2011 at 10:41 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Meanwhile...there is not a single reference from any early first century writer which makes the slightest reference to any 'jesus-like' figure wandering around first century Palestine.
Whereas, with the Old Testament archaeology has shown that the stories told in that book of fairy tales are clearly later inventions.
Hey, can we keep the bible bit out of this? I'm not coming from there, said so from the jump, and fascinating as it all may be, I'm not interested in that aspect at present. I'm interested in the big picture and the assumptions made as givens.
