(May 3, 2021 at 3:04 pm)Nomad Wrote:(May 3, 2021 at 1:49 pm)Ranjr Wrote: The Testimonium Flavianum was an later insertion. None of the 2nd century apologists who cite Josephus mention it, though it would have greatly helped their case. Josephus wrote that people were mad at Herod for killing John the Baptist. Some 3rd or 4th century church father, such as Eusebius, noted the glaring omission and added the ill-fitting blurb about Jesus.
The gospel of John was more likely written around or even after 120.
Photios 1 Patriarch of Constantinople flat out said that Eusebius put it in there, and he had an original Hebrew copy to back it up.
And when one of the most powerful thinkers in the orthodox church after the church fathers calls out bullshit, you know it's bullshit.
Not to mention that the interpolation/forgery is lacking in Arabic manuscripts.
And without delay Peter went quickly out of the synagogue (assembly) and went unto the house of Marcellus, where Simon lodged: and much people followed him...And Peter turned unto the people that followed him and said: Ye shall now see a great and marvellous wonder. And Peter seeing a great dog bound with a strong chain, went to him and loosed him, and when he was loosed the dog received a man's voice and said unto Peter: What dost thou bid me to do, thou servant of the unspeakable and living God? Peter said unto him: Go in and say unto Simon in the midst of his company: Peter saith unto thee, Come forth abroad, for thy sake am I come to Rome, thou wicked one and deceiver of simple souls. And immediately the dog ran and entered in, and rushed into the midst of them that were with Simon, and lifted up his forefeet and in a loud voice said: Thou Simon, Peter the servant of Christ who standeth at the door saith unto thee: Come forth abroad, for thy sake am I come to Rome, thou most wicked one and deceiver of simple souls. And when Simon heard it, and beheld the incredible sight, he lost the words wherewith he was deceiving them that stood by, and all of them were amazed. (The Acts of Peter, 9)
