(January 30, 2013 at 12:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote: But he wrote about Jesus within living memory of his death when there was a small Christian community already present.
A story which does not survive close examination, either.
Justin Martyr, writing to Emperor Antoninus Pius c 160 never heard of any "Paul." He never mentions any of the alleged gospel accounts, either.
Curious, eh?
In history, "in living memory" doesn't equate to "contemporary".