RE: Horrible things in the bible
October 12, 2014 at 2:34 pm
(This post was last modified: October 12, 2014 at 2:35 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(October 12, 2014 at 2:31 am)Minimalist Wrote: Again, it is completely possible that Pliny was writing about Chrestus not Christos and some well-meaning monk in the middle ages decided to correct his spelling. Except the Chrestiani were real and we have textual evidence of them prior to 37 AD.
If I were an apologist I'd seize on that. Then we wouldn't have to explain why Pliny was so ignorant of christians - given his family and station, and why the official order was one of measured and tolerant jurisprudence, rather than bloodthristy eradication - given the rest of the "history" that I, as an apologist, would be looking to sell.
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