RE: How did the writings of the NT come to be?
October 23, 2012 at 12:56 pm
(This post was last modified: October 23, 2012 at 1:00 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
You do realize that a great deal of what we know about the superstitions of ancient cultures and civilizations comes from people who did not share in those superstitions, correct? The Romans were fairly industrious in describing the superstitions of those peoples they came into contact with and/or conquered and even civilizations which had crumbled by the time they came into power (granted, we now suspect they often got it hilariously wrong or engaged in some fun propaganda).
There's nothing unreasonable about expecting them to record the superstitions (regardless of whether or not they agreed with them) of christains or jews. They recorded the claims of countless cults and religions (even as they actively suppressed them in favor of the state religion). Your argument attempts to create a gap , but this seems pointless - as that wont begin to establish a compelling case for your deity or the narratives that you point to as somehow historically accurate. Note, by the way, that the romans were also fairly productive at recording absolute garbage, just tedious day to day shit....so, the dead rising, god coming to earth, miracles......that would probably make somebodies list (even if only to mock them).
There's nothing unreasonable about expecting them to record the superstitions (regardless of whether or not they agreed with them) of christains or jews. They recorded the claims of countless cults and religions (even as they actively suppressed them in favor of the state religion). Your argument attempts to create a gap , but this seems pointless - as that wont begin to establish a compelling case for your deity or the narratives that you point to as somehow historically accurate. Note, by the way, that the romans were also fairly productive at recording absolute garbage, just tedious day to day shit....so, the dead rising, god coming to earth, miracles......that would probably make somebodies list (even if only to mock them).
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