(April 26, 2012 at 12:21 pm)Rhythm Wrote: @ Aynse- Yes, he "believes". It isn't the "belief" bit at issue, is it? It's the demonstration bit. What makes you think that appealing to authority, (or hilariously in this case, the beliefs of any given authority) lends a position credibility? What makes the beliefs of a scholar more poignant or noteworthy than the beliefs of your average meth addled midwestern christian fundamentalist?
Bart Ehrman is one of US! He has written many books on the New Testament and has spent his life in this area of study. Along with other scholars, he agrees with an "historical Jesus." There is NOTHING wrong with this! A person existed once in time, that's all. You may sense my rational agreement with scholars as "appeal to authority." However, I have read much and studied much and, again, I just don't have a problem with this! Remember what I wrote AFTER agreeing with the idea of an "historical Jesus"? That was more important than my agreement with the historical Jesus.
