(December 8, 2011 at 12:33 pm)Minimalist Wrote: But what he asked was "is there any evidence" for it.
And my first concern was "evidence for what exactly?" It seems to me that "historical Jesus" is an undefined term. My second concern was "proving what story?" If the Christians can't tell a coherent story, looking for the real person the story is based on is moot. 3 and 4 were about the problems that you encounter when you start looking for evidence for some undefined core behind the incoherent story.
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist