(March 30, 2022 at 3:35 pm)JairCrawford Wrote: @vulcanlogician I don’t think harmonizing scriptures is inherently fundamentalist per se, I just know that it’s often done, particularly with the gospels to try to nail down (no pun intended) a solid historical account from them. This is done in a literalistic way among fundamentalists. I even know there are some pastors that teach that Jesus overturned tables at the temple twice, because the Synoptics place the event late in his ministry and John places the event early, and in their minds both must be read literally.
But I will admit I am not without bias. I do the same thing when it comes to Jesus breathing on his disciples in John versus the account of Pentecost in Acts. I believe these were separate events because of my Pentecostal theology on the matter regarding the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire. So I can’t poke fun at the literalists too much lest I become a hypocrite.
They are cherry picking, as always; there are some two dozen gospels within a century or so of Jesus' execution. Why not the Gospel according to Peter? Gospel of Thomas? Infancy Gospel of Thomas? Or, my favorite, the Acts of Peter? (See below,)
