(August 19, 2014 at 5:45 am)revivin Wrote: Links are nice but you never gave a reason why you think Matthew didn't write Matthew.
Like the other of the Canonical Gospels, the authorship of Matthew is unknown. This is agreed on by the majority of mainstream Biblical scholars, including the Christian ones.
The author is almost certainly a highly educated Jew.
What is taught in seminaries is not what is heard in the pews.
Quote:When I read the NT I trust with 100% certainty when Paul said he spent 15 days with Peter and they were both eyewitnesses.
They did not lie.
Yeah, and Muslims and Hindus are certain about what they read in their holy texts. What's your point?
Quote:So Jesus is God, a liar, or a lunatic. Since He is not a lunatic or a liar, He is God.
You missed at least one possibility, legend.
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You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
