RE: Josephus and other contemporaries on Jesus
July 12, 2018 at 10:14 pm
(This post was last modified: July 12, 2018 at 10:22 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(July 12, 2018 at 6:58 pm)JairCrawford Wrote: If we can definitively prove that the gospels were nothing more than extrapolations of a Greek myth based on Jewish scriptures, then it has huge ramifications indeed. The issue is we don't have enough information to definitively prove this.Correct I;m only showing you how we establish that the parable of the loaves and fishes was an intentional and explicit theological construction. A myth....though I can;t take credit for the analysis. That was done, mostly..by the religious. This is true regardless of whether or not there was a hypothetical jesus. The character in that story is a construct, not a legend based on a man...but a myth based on theological necessity. While a True Believer™ might accept the analysis of the story and then contend "but it;s twoo, it;s twoo, it;s twoo" this would be irrellevent to anyone who doesn;t believe in fairies..and only shuffle responsibility for the intentional mythologizing of a legendary or historical jesus onto god himself.
But I don't think that's what you're saying either. You are saying that, based on your analysis of the texts, you have come to a conclusion that it is most likely a myth, correct?
Quote:Someone else can look at the same text and come to a different conclusion regarding the likelyhood of a historical Jesus (and I mean outside of religious biases and all that. Just looking at the text itself.)A historical jesus is irrelevant to that particular story. That;s why I picked it, lol. Its completely devoid of any actual person or event either in fact or in the narrative..while bursting to the seams with religious just-so. The mundane details vary in predictable ways based upon the inherent biases of the authors and their evolving christology, but every author is faithful to the underlying theology of the story.
This is not, in my mind...a weakness of the story. It;s a strength. It;s the reason for it;s inclusion in all four and it;s a very competent piece of literature for it;s intent, brevity, and clever use of metaphor.
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