(March 9, 2013 at 9:05 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:proves that Simon Magus never existed.
I can not prove that invisible pink unicorns drinking margaritas in a Tiajuana bar at Mardi Gras do not exist either. However there is no evidence for them.
I doubt that Simon Magus is any more real than any of the other characters who make up xtian mythology. In any story, someone has to be the "bad guy." Makes for a better yarn.
I might add there are historical characters who appear in the gospels for example; Pontus Pilate, King Herod the Great, Herod Agrippa I and II. However this does not contribute at all to the historical reliability (lack therefore in this case) of the Gospels and the Book of Acts.
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