Before it causes a major topic derailment elsewhere...
At the
Rejecting Intelligent Design as Possibly Science topic, randman said:
Shraf, so the gospels are not historical documents, eh?
I suggest you talk with scholars who study such things for yourself. I am telling you the truth.
There is not much debate that Jesus existed. The debate is Who He was, what He did and said.
As far as Ceaser or any world leader, the same debate takes place, but just absent the religious and spiritual angle, for the most part.
Can you believe what the sources state? Are they biased, and what is their motivation?
Would the followers of Jesus be willing to die for a lie, for example, when they could have just said Jesus was a great Rabbi, and kept going on with His teachings?
I quoted the entire message, but I'm really shooting to explore the (my) bolded part of the text.
The question is "To what degree did a historical Jesus Christ exist?" What record is there, outside of the Bible, supporting the existance of the Jesus Christ of the Bible?
Moose
Submitted for placement in "The Bible: Accuracy and Inerrancy".
{Fixed spelling error in topic title - Moose}
This message has been edited by minnemooseus, 06-03-2005 03:31 AM