rjh4 Wrote:Do you just dismiss this as being Christian garbage?
Yes of course I think it is Christian garbage. "Rather frustratingly, much of his work has been lost, including a work which covers the years 29-32, where the trial of Jesus would have been had he recorded it." Funny how most of his other work survived but not the recording of Jesus' trail. Tacticus was not the only writer at the time so it would be nice to see some more evidence. In the Roman reign there were fair trails. It does not make sense to prosecute a man who did good deeds and IF that trail did ever take place there would have been large outcry from the public and many stories to follow from writers. Or have all their documents also somehow misteriously dissapeared?
Quote: If you dismiss this as being a forgery
On that topic we can only speculate because we will never be able to proof whether or not it is a forgery. There might be texts that differ within his writings indicating that it was a forgery but sure we can't proof anything. A better question might be "was Tacticus a Christian? If so, we would be reading a biased opinion of him
Quote: Furthermore, how do you discern from historical documents what is true and what is not? Do you dismiss anything refering to Jesus Christ because it must be a forgery without looking at the evidence?
Looking at the evidence? What evidence? Christianiy seriously lacks proof of any kind unless of course you would be so kind to entertain myself and many others on this forum trying to give us some!
How do I discern from historical documents? I read them and make up my own mind as to what makes sense to me. I've read the OT and decided not to believe it because it tells the story of a monster who is not moral and loving. I've discarded the NT because of all the empty promises and lies. Example: Do you receive when you pray as promised? No you don't! Proof: Look at all the starving families in Africa. Don't tell me they all don't have faith and that they pray for the "wrong" things. A moral God would love and care for his children
So, in a nutshell. No I do not agree with you.
Spinoza Wrote:God is the Asylum of Ignorance
