(December 1, 2010 at 8:53 am)Chapabel Wrote: Christians have literally thousands of manuscripts, in whole and in part, of the New Testament that give accounts of Jesus (some were eyewitnesses).I see you've read Josh McDowell and Lee Strobel's works.
Taking seriously that Christian mythology should be accepted as "historical documentation"...
Mark: Not an eye witness
Matthew: Lied at numerous points about the OT. His testimony should be thrown out.
Luke: Not an eye witness and even says so in his opening.
John: His "advanced" theology regarding the Trinity and other inconsistencies with the "synoptic" Gospels indicates late authorship and therefore can't be an eye witness.
Paul: Flatly denies Jesus had lived within his lifetime. 1Cor 15:8.
John (epistles): Admits that many Christians at his time didn't believe in a flesh-and-blood Jesus. Instead of calling them crazy for denying an obvious recent reality, he denounces them as "antichrists" and pleads his readers to believe on faith in the existence of a flesh-and-blood Jesus. See 1John 4:1-3 and 2John 1:7.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
