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Author Topic:   Did any author in the New Testament actually know Jesus?
iano
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Message 5 of 306 (492427)
12-31-2008 9:01 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by 8upwidit2
12-30-2008 9:29 PM


8upwidit2 writes:
To my knowledge, the only people who actually claimed they met Jesus were Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the Synoptic Gospels.
What about Paul? On the road to Damascus?
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iano
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Message 8 of 306 (492488)
12-31-2008 9:18 PM
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12-31-2008 9:17 AM


Re: Did Paul meet Jesus on the road to Damascus?
8upwidit2 writes:
Wasn't that a vision if it happened at all?
There's no way to demonstrate that any of the claims about meeting Jesus happened. What your left with is claims. Pauls gets included thus.
Others witnessed the event - it's just that they didn't perceive Jesus
I think we're talking about actually meeting/knowing Jesus...
..which is what Paul did.
If you're talking about visions, there would be trillions of those...with all forms of deities and demons. Funny thing about visions, anybody can claim they have them and nobody can prove them wrong...or right.
Thus the account includes witnesses. Of course you don't have to believe the account.
Did Paul exist? Did he write what he is credited with writing?
Some believe one way, others the other way.
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