(January 10, 2012 at 7:51 pm)Fpvpilot Wrote: Out of curiosity, who were those other miracle workers and people who claimed to be the messiah?
The very NT of the Bible details numerous miracles of those who were not even declared to be the Messiah at all. It was a more superstitious time and claims of miracles are hardly distinctive any more than the name "Yeshua".
However, if you insist on a messianic claimant who performed miracles, this is detailed in a 4th century Talmudic entry. Sometimes offered by apologists as evidence for their own Jesus, it says "Yeshua" was condemned for heresy and sorcery and crucified after a trial. At first glance, it does seem like a reference to the Christian Jesus, albeit a very late one. Then we read that he had five named disciples (none of them familiar names), the trial lasted 40 days and he was connected with the government. Not your godboy but another Yeshua with disciples that allegedly worked magic.
Basically, you want to argue Jesus-Of-The-Gaps and try to con me into trying to prove a negative. Uh uh.
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