(April 1, 2023 at 7:58 pm)Belacqua Wrote:I see.(April 1, 2023 at 3:14 pm)Ferrocyanide Wrote: Which christians believe that the entire Bible is myth?
A myth is any narrative that functions as a myth. It may have accurate historical elements, or none.
Quote:So the stories in the Bible may contain more or less historical truth and still be myths. The authors of the Bible use the stories to convey ethical and spiritual messages. That is their purpose -- not accurate journalistic reporting.
I think that the Bible contains politics, it contains orders given by the jewish god, it contains history of the jewish people and their neighboring cultures, it contains metaphor, parables.
So, I do think portions of it are intended as accurate journalistic reporting.
Probably +80% is journalistic reporting.
So, do you think that god came to Earth in human form (or he sent his son) and the people who wrote down about him decided not to give any journalistic info as to what happened?
What do you think Matthew, Mark, Luke, John are?
Personally, I think it is intended as journalistic reporting and that is the way christian belief has been for about 2000 y.
It is in the nature of humans to document the past and if you don’t document the past, then future generations will not remember what happened.
Quote:All of these things are wrong, but help to emphasize the meanings that certain atheists want to convey.
One side says this and the other side says that. People argue over it all the time.
I have talked to a catholic about the Galileo. His view is that Galileo is a jerk and it is his fault that he ended up in house arrest.