(November 11, 2022 at 1:52 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: That's all very nice, but..the man in question did not survive this, and these were supposed to be his last words. The story is highly thematic, and not biologically credible. Like I said - not a problem for the loon hypothesis, but a poor hill to pick to die on.
Compare Mark & Luke. Mark's account (dying in agony of having been betrayed) versus Luke's (dying in complete control fulfilling God's plan) highlights that which is plausible as compared to that which is completely implausible.