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The Historical Reliability of the New Testament

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The Historical Reliability of the New Testament
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RE: The Historical Reliability of the New Testament
May 29, 2015 at 12:56 pm
(May 29, 2015 at 12:17 pm)Minimalist Wrote: The Philo question is actually quite interesting.  His writings were preserved by xtians who probably did not understand them but he had a tendency to hellenize jewish thinking so maybe they thought he was one of them?
That seems plausible. It's remarkable to see how similar his thought is to the the New Testament writings, though clearly he was ignorant of his Christian counterparts whom he would have probably perceived as quite impious for their vulgar superstitions and interpretations of holy Mosaic texts. 
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