RE: The Historical Reliability of the New Testament
May 16, 2015 at 10:35 pm
(This post was last modified: May 16, 2015 at 10:40 pm by robvalue.)
Nestor: No, I haven't seen any attempt either, and I'm interested to know if there is going to be something to bridge that gap or not. If not, this is just textual analysis. Which is fine.
As to my point, I trust my wife more than anyone in the world. But if she came to me and said, "I just saw a ghost", I will not believe her that she actually saw a ghost. I will believe that she believes it, and nothing more, until I have any evidence to examine. Even if 100 other people back up her story, I still won't believe it was actually a ghost.
Given this, why would I believe a bunch of guys from 2000 years ago more than my wife, and other people I can actually talk to, when their claims are even more fantastical? And this is conceding a huge amount, that what is written is actually what they believed. But you can have that for free.
As to my point, I trust my wife more than anyone in the world. But if she came to me and said, "I just saw a ghost", I will not believe her that she actually saw a ghost. I will believe that she believes it, and nothing more, until I have any evidence to examine. Even if 100 other people back up her story, I still won't believe it was actually a ghost.
Given this, why would I believe a bunch of guys from 2000 years ago more than my wife, and other people I can actually talk to, when their claims are even more fantastical? And this is conceding a huge amount, that what is written is actually what they believed. But you can have that for free.
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