studies of the period offer insights into the varied philosophical and religions ways of thinking that differ from today. And the mythicist position does offer an explanation of Paul's and other early writer's silence on the historical events found in the gospels.
Except that these writing
do talk about events in the gospel - mythicist proponents simply interpret them to mean some "alternate world" theory. Saying that Jesus existed and is historical is a much better fit with the writings in the gospel than the mythicist position that Jesus began in a heavenly alternate world and the gospels evolved into putting him on earth.
Doherty has given an explanation for Hebrews (which I don't agree with,) how does he explain these other Bible passages?
1 Corinthians 11:20-26
When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat, for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk. Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? Certainly not!
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me." 5In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
This shows clear knowledge of the Last Supper with Jesus
Jude 12:
These men are blemishes at your love feasts
A love feast was the celebration of the Last Supper
Col 1:22
But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death
Christ had a
physical body
1 Cor 13:2
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing
Reference to Jesus's teachings about faith being able to move mountains
1 Cor 15:1-8
Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
Sounds pretty historical to me. Names and everything. Is this also a "higher world mythic parallel to the earthly copy"?
2 Cor 5:16
So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
Oh? So they used to regard Christ from a wordly point of view, as a real ordinary person?
I have more but I will stop there for now. This is compelling evidence that these early writers regarded Christ as a real historical figure.
If you say there are no absolutes, I ask you, are you absolutely sure about that?
It is Spanish again... sigh
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