RE: Josephus and other contemporaries on Jesus
July 4, 2018 at 6:04 pm
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2018 at 6:05 pm by Jehanne.)
(July 4, 2018 at 4:59 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(July 4, 2018 at 4:30 pm)Jehanne Wrote: RR,
Question for you -- "Why did no one who was alive during the time of Jesus mention him by name?"
Do you mean other than those who do?
Name one secular source, that is, someone who was alive during the time of Jesus who mentioned him, by name.
(July 4, 2018 at 5:54 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(July 4, 2018 at 5:44 pm)Minimalist Wrote: And who do you have in mind... And what evidence do you have that they are any more real than your godboy?
Those who wrote the New Testament. We have the churches the started in early Christianity, we have writing of the early Church that spoke of them. While there where some disputes in the authors of the New Testament, there is a lot of agreement as well. Every copy that we have of the Gospels, which is in tact eneough to have a title page or title at the top, all ascribe them to the same author. What type of evidence or historical method are you thinking of? How many people from the time, can meet these requirements? For that matter, how many today could?
Do you accept the Gospel according to Peter? Thomas? Mary?
