(September 9, 2013 at 2:57 pm)bladevalant546 Wrote: The problem with find "contradictions" in the texts is the difference in writing styles of the authors. All four authors had distinct penmanship that influenced what events are recorded.
Understand, we're not talking about stylistic differences or differences that could be attributed to point of view. What color was Jesus' robe is not something I spend any time on. Someone might have seen "scarlet" while another saw "purple". That's not what we're talking about.
We're talking about:
What decade was Jesus born in?
Did he go into the wilderness after his baptism or to a wedding?
Did he fly up into the sky on the day of his resurrection or 8 days later or 40 days later?
Just to name a few. These are not nit-picky little details. These are major milestones in the story that "reliable eye-witnesses" should agree upon.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
