RE: The Historical Reliability of the New Testament
May 14, 2015 at 6:51 pm
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2015 at 6:55 pm by Minimalist.)
(May 14, 2015 at 5:05 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:(May 14, 2015 at 3:04 pm)Minimalist Wrote: So on the one hand we have a world-class scholar...and on the other we have you.
Guess who wins?
Well, your "world-class" scholar had his silly "Telephone Game" analogy dismantled by yours truly, so I've got that going for me.
From what I have seen I would not credit you with the ability to dismantle two Leg-o Blocks.
Quote:Textual reports of supernatural events are not valid evidence.
What? Why I'm sure our illustrious "scholar" credits Suetonius' account of Vespasian's miraculous healings as well his his boy "jesus."
Quote:Vespasian, the new emperor, having been raised unexpectedly from a low estate, wanted something which might clothe him with divine majesty and authority. This, likewise, was now added. A poor man who was blind, and another who was lame, came both together before him, when he was seated on the tribunal, imploring him to heal them,3 and saying that they were admonished in a dream by the god Serapis to seek his aid, who assured them that he would restore sight to the one by anointing his eyes with his spittle, and give strength to the leg of the other, if he vouchsafed but to touch it with his heel. At first he could scarcely believe that the thing would any how succeed, and therefore hesitated to venture on making the experiment. At length, however, by the advice of his friends, he made the attempt publicly, in the presence of the assembled multitudes, and it was crowned with success in both cases.
Suetonius, Life of Vespasian - Chapter VII
You gotta admit....it's as believeable as any jesus bullshit.
