The Historical Jesus

[Pat Mustard]

The issue I have with comparing the Gospels to Moby Dick is that Herman Melvil never even once made the claim that his story was true. Nor is there any significant number of people alive today who think that Captain Ahab was a real person. If you're going to make a comparison I think it should be more Apples to Apples in order for it to be effective. 

A) It's Herman Melville and b) show me one documented example where any of the gospel authors told us they were telling the truth. And the gospels themselves don't count because i} they were anonymously authored and ii} they've been heavily edited and re-edited over the years.