RE: Hello, i am a real Christian
April 26, 2010 at 5:36 pm
(This post was last modified: April 26, 2010 at 5:39 pm by Minimalist.)
Quote:The Gospels are the only proof we have of the existence of those miracles. I do not believe in the crossing of the Red Sea because there is no evidence to show it happened, while the Gospels all write about the same miracles.
The gospels are no more "proof" of miracles than the OT is "proof" of any OT miracles.
The gospels are propaganda, written well after the fact and deliberately edited down through the centuries to make them conform to church "doctrine." (Read Bart Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus and Jesus Interrupted)
Many scholars traditionally date "Mark" to 70 AD because of the attack on Jerusalem. However, "Mark" makes jesus say that not one stone shall remain standing and this is certainly not the case in 70. Josephus recounts that the Romans left a number of towers standing and garrisoned the Tenth Legion on the site. It was not until the aftermath of the bar Kochka revolt in 135 that the site was leveled and the new Roman city of Aelia Capitolina built on the ruins. Thus, "Mark" is really describing the situation in 135 not 70 as Hadrian did level the city and build a new one on top of it. He seems to have incorporated Herod's platform into the plan and built a magnificent temple to Jupiter on top. That temple would have been there when the Arabs arrived.