RE: The Jesus Itinerary
October 18, 2013 at 8:43 am
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2013 at 9:07 am by John V.)
(October 18, 2013 at 8:08 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: There... was... no... New Testament!There wasn't a finalized NT, but the books that eventually formed it got around much earlier than you seem to think.
Ignatius of Antioch lived ~35 - 110AD. His letters include quotations from both Matthew and Luke, as well as a number of other NT books.
(October 18, 2013 at 8:12 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: I'm sorry. I can't go any slower.It's not a matter of speed. Again, you're committing the non sequitur and poisoning the well fallacies.
Quote:Lost on you it would seem.You don't want to flesh it out because it would be exposed as a priori and poisoning the well fallacies.
(October 17, 2013 at 11:36 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Disease, it turns out, is actually caused by demons.The rest is simply an a priori rejection, but I wanted to comment on this common and incorrect charge. The gospels don't say that demons cause disease. They speak of disease and demon possession as two different things.
Matt 4:24
Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.
Mark 1:34
Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.
Luke 9:1
Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.