(May 10, 2014 at 3:49 pm)Lek Wrote:(May 10, 2014 at 2:38 pm)ThomM Wrote: [
WE also know that much of the bible is MYTH and LEGEND - there is NOT a single mention of
the christ in the historical record of his supposed time -NONE at all.
Yes there is. At the very least Peter and John were companions of Jesus: or do christians not qualify as historians? Can I only believe non-christian historians? You just choose not to believe them and that's your prerogative.
They qualify as historians in much the same way that Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley would qualify as historians for the Harry Potter books.
Using the bible to prove the bible, or Harry Potter books to prove Harry Potter books, is about as circular reasoning as you can get.