RE: MERGED: The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Part 1) & (Part 2)
December 20, 2014 at 6:32 pm
(This post was last modified: December 20, 2014 at 6:34 pm by Free.)
(December 20, 2014 at 5:18 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(December 20, 2014 at 5:01 pm)Brucer Wrote: You would be speaking of Philo of Alexandria. He was in no position to know anything about Jesus, since he was in Egypt at the time.
Yes, because news never traveled along the trade routes, did it?
You're getting desperate. How come he knew about Pilate's other "crimes." Did he take a field trip to Jew-town?
It's not desperation. Aside from the distances, Philo was a Hellenized Jew, and Hellenized Jews were generally ostracized by the orthodox Jews in Judea. Therefore, news may not have traveled as well as you think.
Also, your argument may work for the Christian version of Jesus who walked on water, rose from the dead, etc, for such feats would indeed spread like wild-fire in those times.
But your argument utterly fails against a mere historical person, who's fame would be limited to his immediate vicinity.
