RE: I am an orthodox Christian, ask me a question!
August 16, 2009 at 6:55 pm
(This post was last modified: August 16, 2009 at 7:11 pm by chatpilot.)
Regarding the epistles JP you said:"They are not irrelevant. Anything that attests to his existence, and even internally refers to other texts which do document his life is relevant."
They don't attest to his existence since most of the epistles are meant to be either exhortation or doctrinal instruction to the various churches in existence at the time.When it comes to the earthly life and existence of Christ the only "reliable" sources are the synoptic gospels and I use the word reliable very loosely in this sentence.They are meant to be accounts of his earthly ministry and existence.His existence in the spiritual realm is irrelevant to me because there is no way to prove that a so called spiritual realm exist thus putting Jesus in the realm of myth where he belongs.This so called transcendental objective worldview is nothing more than primitive mythological thinking based on fear of the unknown.
I must give you credit JP for your pathetic long winded posts since you make excellent use of christian apologetics, there is nothing like a circular argument in favor of god.This thread has turned into a literal merry go round where your views are challenged and you sit back and put us on your ferris wheel of philosophical dribble.
Another thing I forgot to point out is that you can't compare how oral traditions are passed on almost intact in the christian community with the Islamic community.In Islam those children are raised and taught to recite the Koran by rote as part of their rearing.Christianity does not impose this requirement on its adherents.And with Islam most,even foreign Islamists are encouraged to learn Arabic so that they can read the Koran in its original language.Once again only christian scholars go to such lengths to further understand the scriptures and this is a voluntary act.
They don't attest to his existence since most of the epistles are meant to be either exhortation or doctrinal instruction to the various churches in existence at the time.When it comes to the earthly life and existence of Christ the only "reliable" sources are the synoptic gospels and I use the word reliable very loosely in this sentence.They are meant to be accounts of his earthly ministry and existence.His existence in the spiritual realm is irrelevant to me because there is no way to prove that a so called spiritual realm exist thus putting Jesus in the realm of myth where he belongs.This so called transcendental objective worldview is nothing more than primitive mythological thinking based on fear of the unknown.
I must give you credit JP for your pathetic long winded posts since you make excellent use of christian apologetics, there is nothing like a circular argument in favor of god.This thread has turned into a literal merry go round where your views are challenged and you sit back and put us on your ferris wheel of philosophical dribble.
Another thing I forgot to point out is that you can't compare how oral traditions are passed on almost intact in the christian community with the Islamic community.In Islam those children are raised and taught to recite the Koran by rote as part of their rearing.Christianity does not impose this requirement on its adherents.And with Islam most,even foreign Islamists are encouraged to learn Arabic so that they can read the Koran in its original language.Once again only christian scholars go to such lengths to further understand the scriptures and this is a voluntary act.
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