(May 30, 2009 at 10:15 am)dagda Wrote: First off I would like to say that I think you are getting the wrong end of the stick when it comes to the wittings of Josephus. Yes many scholars agree that 'At about this lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one might call him a man...' was a latter tampering with the text by Christian copyists-the operative word being 'tampering'. There is no evidence that I can find which suggests that this passage was complete invention. In fact it is far more likely to be Christians changing an existing passage which does not agree with their world view.
I disagree for two simple reasons ...
1. Historians like Josephus wrote with precision and style, the interpolation sounds like something out of a "Wish You Were Here" holiday guide.
2. The passages read better WITHOUT the interpolation (as if they were originally intended without it).
Kyu
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