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Historian explains why Jesus ''mythers'' aren't taken seriously by most Historians
RE: Historian explains why Jesus ''mythers'' aren't taken seriously by most Historians
(June 7, 2015 at 4:57 pm)abaris Wrote:
(June 7, 2015 at 4:51 pm)TheMessiah Wrote: And as I said, Tacticus would be the last person to paint an ''ideal'' given that hated Christians and saw them as evil.

Yeah, and thanks about leaving out the agenda part in my post, since it obviously didn't suit your needs.

And thank you very much, I've read the Tacitus quote in Latin. Point stands, hearsay put into writing. Which is usual for every writer at the time. Also, if you find the time between moving in circles, look up what the term "historian" meant back then compared to our present definition.

What agenda post? I quoted your full post, unless you edited it?

Anyway, Tacticus was a Roman senator and his writings have given modern historians a lot of insight into the Greco-Roman world, a lot of modern insight comes from early Greek historians; he isn't just ''someone who repeats claims'' --- it is dubious to think an aristocrat like Tacticus, who as I pointed out, did not repeat hearsay would parrot the claims of Christians, who at the time were looked down upon --- if he had an ''agenda'' he would be actively trying to undermine the Christians. The claim Tacticus acknowledged was actually the most embarrassing part of the Christian's belief - which was how their founder died, via cross.

Hence, Tacticus made it clear that he would not repeat hearsay - it becomes difficult to imagine why he would repeat the claims of a group of people he hated.
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balls - by Mudhammam - June 9, 2015 at 9:00 am
RE: Historian explains why Jesus ''mythers'' aren't taken seriously by most Historians - by TheMessiah - June 7, 2015 at 5:05 pm
Fuck the subject heading - by Mudhammam - June 9, 2015 at 8:45 am

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