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  1. dogsgod

    The empty tomb

    I think it would be more productive to consider the theology behind the idea of an empty tomb rather than get hung up on the contradictions of an historical view.
  2. dogsgod

    The empty tomb

    Paul traveled a lot it seems, visited Jerusalem twice by his own accounts, yet no visit to such a special place as the empty tomb, the supposedly actual place of the resurrection he was obsessed about, and not even a mention of an empty tomb.
  3. dogsgod

    The empty tomb

    The contradictions in the Gospels could be due to theological differences, there need not necessarily have been any witnesses.-"In Beyond Resurrection, New Testament scholar Alexander. J. M. Wedderburn attempts to find evidence for the resurrection of Jesus and the "empty...
  4. dogsgod

    Us Soldier guilty of killing Afghan Civilians

    Oh, it's Arab leaders that are corrupt. Thank you for making that distinction.
  5. dogsgod

    The empty tomb

    Blackdog22, you are not alone in your thinking, in fact there is a theory for a fill in for Jesus: Mark 15: 6 Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked. 7 Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who...
  6. dogsgod

    What Day was Jesus Crucified?

    Perhaps John's intention was to give an explicit reference to Christ as the Passover lamb.
  7. dogsgod

    Us Soldier guilty of killing Afghan Civilians

    Divide and conquer. Who benefited the most by this bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra which in turn caused division?
  8. dogsgod

    Religion = Blind Faith ?

    It requires blind faith to believe that there is such a thing as a Divine presence in the first place.
  9. dogsgod

    10 words you need to stop misspelling!

    How could they miss to and too?
  10. dogsgod

    Us Soldier guilty of killing Afghan Civilians

    Well said.
  11. dogsgod

    The Atheist belief is sad indeed.

    Why the need to capitalize the word atheist?
  12. dogsgod

    What is the best argument for an atheist?

    What is the best argument for an atheist? Theists.
  13. dogsgod

    Are you a right or left brained thinker?

    People are not left or right brained thinkers, people think the same and they use the left or right side depending on function. Lateralization of brain function - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  14. dogsgod

    Are you a right or left brained thinker?

    There is no such thing as people being predominately right brained or left brained, we use our brains regardless of whether certain functions originate on the left side or the right. The rotating picture has nothing to do with what is written in that article.
  15. dogsgod

    Paul and Jesus

    I honestly don't know if there was a Jesus from Galilee or not, some of Q is consistent with a Jewish preacher but some of Q consists of Greek cynic sage type teachings that don't necessarily lead to anyone in particular. Perhaps a leader came along and took Q into a different direction, but...
  16. dogsgod

    Paul and Jesus

    Mark's gospel might be a reflection of a Pauline tradition, whereas Mathew changed or altered Mark's gospel in order to reflect a James tradition. Reading Paul we see that he was open to including gentiles (non Jews), whereas James was not interested, they agreed that Paul would preach to the...
  17. dogsgod

    Paul and Jesus

    Mark may have drawn from some various oral traditions in order to put together a story as well as from written tradition such as ancient Hebrew scriptures, but what makes us assume they date back to the time of one specific ministry in the early thirties? Are you basing this on the time that...
  18. dogsgod

    Paul and Jesus

    Details from what oral tradition that lasted 45-95 years or so? What is this assumption based on?
  19. dogsgod

    Paul and Jesus

    myth-i-cist [mith-uh-sist] –noun a person who views various figures of antiquity, including gods and major biblical characters, as mythical. Polemical indeed, if only everyone could just believe as they are told without questioning the status quo.
  20. dogsgod

    You can’t proof God does not exist

    We can't prove Mother Goose does not exist either, should we start another thread?
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