The Historical Reliability of the New Testament

[Ravenshire]

I would say that despite Luther's claims to the contrary, the Bible is not perspicuous. It cannot be easily understood by every plow boy or milk maid who takes it up. That is why Jesus built a Church instead of writing a book. He created an infallible Church to interpret an inerrant text.

I'm not speaking of "every plow boy or milk maid" but educated people raised in faith based homes. How can you explain someone like that losing their faith by studying the buy-bull?

Infallible church?!? Bitch, please...

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As to the historical accuracy of the NT, you don't have to link a million sites and write a fucking dissertation to get the discussion started. Of course, if historical accuracy of the non-supernatural (jeebus being of Nazareth for example) claims the NT makes is something you don't want to tackle...

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Sounds like you want a thread on the Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

That will be a short thread.

Or it'll be a 300 page epic crap fest.