RE: The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Part 1)
November 22, 2014 at 1:26 pm
(This post was last modified: November 22, 2014 at 1:28 pm by Simon Moon.)
(November 22, 2014 at 12:39 pm)His_Majesty Wrote: I'd like to see the entire passage then.
The paragraph before the passage in question is a list of calamities that have befallen the Jews. The passage immediately after is a further listing.
The passage with the mention of Jesus does not fit. If it is removed, the preceding passage and the following passage make perfect sense without the Jesus passage.
It's almost as if the passage does not fit....
Quote:Oh, he said that Hercules was crucified by Pontius Pilate...that is the only way it could be in the same context as you said, right?
Being a bit pedantic, aren't you?
I said the 'same kind of context'. Not identical.
Josephus mentions Hercules as a god/man that is worshiped by the people he is writing about, who believed he existed.
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.
