RE: Open debate: What does Jesus teach?
July 29, 2014 at 11:24 pm
(This post was last modified: July 29, 2014 at 11:25 pm by DeistPaladin.)
(July 29, 2014 at 10:09 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Or- you could just present the evidence.
The way this dance goes, you have to go through at least seven posts of "scholars say" before he'll go to phase 2: The Usual Suspects.
You'll know you're there when Tacitus, Josephus and one other are trotted out.
I'll respond to his post tomorrow. Sweet Reason, how anyone can read the Gospels and say "sounds like a consistent account to me" is just amazing.
(July 29, 2014 at 10:27 pm)Natachan Wrote: What I've been looking for is records of Jesus's trial and execution.
You'll wait forever.
The best piece of historical evidence to indicate there was a man behind the myths is an oblique 2nd century reference in the Annals of Tacitus.
So oblique Jesus isn't even mentioned by name.
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