(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?
Christianity isn't some kind of a grand conspiracy you know Paul certainly existed, he wrote Romans, 1st Corinthians, 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1st Thessalonians and Philemon. Ephesians, Colossians, and 2nd Thessalonians were likely written by his followers after his death. Just because founders of a religion existed it automatically mean that the religion is true. Joesph Smith and L Ron Hubbard existed as well.
