RE: Matthew's attempt to counter the rumor that the disciples stole the body
December 26, 2011 at 2:51 am
(December 26, 2011 at 1:46 am)Barre Wrote:(December 25, 2011 at 2:33 pm)helmespc Wrote: Interesting.... although I don't think there's any factual basis for any of this story. So essentially its pointing out that there's a hoax within a hoax.
Why do you not think that there is no factual basis to the story?
There's just no direct evidence whatsoever that any of the Jesus story is factual. We have only very dubious indirect evidence in the bible, which would be quickly dismissed in any historical conversation (if it weren't for the subject matter) as fiction. There is very faint evidence therein that the Jesus character might be based on a real-life Nazarene, but even that is pathetic speculation with overwhelming contradictory evidence against it.
