RE: Josephus and other contemporaries on Jesus
July 5, 2018 at 10:20 am
(This post was last modified: July 5, 2018 at 10:21 am by Jehanne.)
(July 5, 2018 at 9:30 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(July 5, 2018 at 9:27 am)Jehanne Wrote: Read the article; it is very balanced, which is why I chose it. In particular,
That is the scholarly consensus, among believers as well as non-believers, namely:
As you can see, the author himself is a believer, but even as such, he still rejects the fundamentalist, literalist mentality that you have.
I still don’t understand what methodolgies or principles that you are saying I’m being inconsistent on? Are you making assumptions, or is this on something or her than the context of the discussion?
You seemed to imply that the Gospel of Matthew had a pre-70 date based upon (your words, emphasis mine):
Quote:I don’t think that there is any reason to doubt the attributes Gospel authors, other than a late dating. And it seems the best reason for late dating is the prediction of the Temple. However, I find the reasons for early dating to be more robust, and to point to the time and evidence, rather than an a priori bias. If you have a reason to believe this though that you feel is good, then feel free to share.
Very few (and, indeed, no mainstream) scholars hold to a pre-70 date for the composition of Matthew.
