RE: Where did the Jesus myth come from?
September 4, 2012 at 9:38 pm
(This post was last modified: September 4, 2012 at 9:42 pm by Tea Earl Grey Hot.)
(September 4, 2012 at 9:24 pm)Lion IRC Wrote: teaearlgreyhot,
Why shouldnt someone argue the opposite of you and claim that the universality scriptures, (which vastly outnumber the one single ambiguous example used as the basis for your claim,) are in fact the ''authentic'' ones. And that the real controversy rests with verses added later to try and disssuade AGAINST evangelizing the gentiles (rest of the world.)
Isnt that a more logical claim if you are going to assert that fabricated additions were made for some ulterior motive?
If you're gonna do conspiracy theories, the one about the authorities trying to stop the growing Church is more interesting.
Ok, first thing I want to point out is that you're conceding that your holy scriptures may contain fabrications. Congratulations! Making progress!
And no, you're little upside-down theory doesn't work. Supposing that Christianity first started out as for everyone, then some little group popped within Christianity after Jesus died and said "Hey, Jews only!" then it's strange that Acts portrays Peter as being in such of group. And it still doesn't explain why Peter and the group seemingly forgot what Jesus taught in the gospels. And it's not possible to read the verses of Acts as they are there to dissuade preaching to gentiles. They show preaching to gentiles in a positive light!
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"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence."
-- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).
"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence."
-- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).