RE: Would Jesus promote punishing the innocent instead of the guilty?
August 25, 2020 at 11:01 am
I can't agree with that at all. I mean first define 'story' and then we can do detail, but some general observations:
Obviously N.T.Wright and Richard Bauckham and many similar take the general story as read. But so do the non-Xian likes of Geza Vermes and Bart Ehrman also take the basic autobiography as accurate (minus the miracles!).
It is notable that neither Encyclopedia Britannica nor Wikipedia mention any challenge to the basic biographical outline.
Hyam Maccoby's attempt to rewrite Paul's story has generally been met with borderline derision.
If you think the academic consensus is wrong, please provide your evidence.
Basically, something dramatic happened to Saul on the way to Damascus. He instantly altered his opinion about Jesus from imposter to Messiah who had instigated the Kingdom of God. Paul joined up with those who claimed witness to the resurrection events, and despite some awful tortures inflicted on him proclaimed the message to the Gentiles until his death. Brave guy.
This is consensus in academia.
Obviously N.T.Wright and Richard Bauckham and many similar take the general story as read. But so do the non-Xian likes of Geza Vermes and Bart Ehrman also take the basic autobiography as accurate (minus the miracles!).
It is notable that neither Encyclopedia Britannica nor Wikipedia mention any challenge to the basic biographical outline.
Hyam Maccoby's attempt to rewrite Paul's story has generally been met with borderline derision.
If you think the academic consensus is wrong, please provide your evidence.
Basically, something dramatic happened to Saul on the way to Damascus. He instantly altered his opinion about Jesus from imposter to Messiah who had instigated the Kingdom of God. Paul joined up with those who claimed witness to the resurrection events, and despite some awful tortures inflicted on him proclaimed the message to the Gentiles until his death. Brave guy.
This is consensus in academia.