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did jesus exist?

outhouse

Atheistically
The oldest Buddhist writings reveal one with a scientific outlook, centuries ahead of his time, but the religion that follows is, well, religion.

exactly

rebirth, karma, samsara, mahayana ect ect ect not all truths

Its all guesses/lies
 

outhouse

Atheistically
SO young know it alls

based on a stolen religion theres this dead jesus cat, people start telling storys about him for a good 10 years before these storys get written down in eschatological material and son of man material, maybe 10-15 ish years after the cat is smoked, written down by a unknown author known as Qtip, maybe theres a thomas tale attached to this that pops up 25 ish years later. 5 years ish pass since Qtips original work and Qtip's work gets a little more work done known as late strada codified Qtip. NOW the earliest work of unknown author called mark start showing up on the scene a good 37 years after historical jesus was smoked. later on luke copies a little Qtip and a little mark. Mat copies a little Qtip which later turns out in a augmented mark in the second century. Throw in a little sercet mark and carporcration mark and WE FINALY GET canonical mark in which the NT is based

IF historical jesus appears in palestines as a self taught traveling teacher who is hated becauses hes cocky to the local religious leaders. He tells everyone gods kingdom is coming and because he is a hotshot miracle worker and tells people by this, the kingdom is already here. deemed a revolutionary and killed for theatening the authority of current religious leaders.


And you think im crazy for thinking the jesus we know today as the son of god is a myth.

You boys better get that checked with a doctor before it grows
 

dogsgod

Well-Known Member
hahaha

For me, ignorance is painful. Some people enjoy it, but I'm painfully aware of my limits.
It's not over 'till it's over but things are not looking good for the Rangers. I'd send you frubles to cheer you up but somehow most of mine have disappeared and my fruble power is a mere 1 point anyways. Game 5 tomorrow, Monday.
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
It's not over 'till it's over but things are not looking good for the Rangers. I'd send you frubles to cheer you up but somehow most of mine have disappeared and my fruble power is a mere 1 point anyways. Game 5 tomorrow, Monday.

You don't have to prove Jesus exists to see that coming.

The Rangers played great all season, and even better when they beat the Yankees in the AL playoffs. Now they are playing like a bunch of monkeys. Josh Hamilton is rocking it out, but for the most part these aren't the Rangers that were playing just a few weeks ago.
 

logician

Well-Known Member
There is no logic. Your latest argument has been "we can't point to a specific figure in the gospels and say this is jesus." Only we can. What we can't say is that everything said about him is accurate. But that makes him no different from even far more well known figures in history: Socrates, Pythagoras, Augustus, Julius Caesar, etc. Sources disagree, and the only time they completely agree is when they are copied.

It's not just a matter of "I'm write because the experts say so." I've documented in greater detail elsewhere why all the people who know what they are talking about reject your view. What is simply amazing is your unbridled arrogance that you, knowing virtually nothing about this field, and having read no scholarship whatsoever, are entirely comfortable with rejecting the arguments of all the people who know more and have actually studied this issue and ancient history, despite not being aware what their arguments are.

And let's not even get into your foolish notions about how somebody else should have written about Jesus, which just goes to show how little you know about the production of texts about persons in the ancient world. But then, I read The Jesus Mysteries too, so I know where you got that. Next time try reading something from someone who is actually a historian.

ROFLMAO Again you push and push the "my scholars are better than your scholars" argument ad infinitum. You have nothing else. The idea that you think it is "foolish" that I expect at least one if not more than one contempary historian to write about a supposed Jesus is quite quaint. Especially since he was supposedly "followed by multitudes", had a high-profile trial, and did many wonders and miracles.

Or is this the biblical Jesus we're talking about, or someone else entirely?:shrug:
 

outhouse

Atheistically
I love this, sums up how cocky little kids playing scholars get it wrong on a daily basis

So by using the same tools as other historians, the HJ scholars can pretend they are also like real historians. The difference is, of course, that whereas real historians seek to explain the facts they have, HJ historians are trying to find some facts to begin with.

This is normally what archaeologists try to do, only their tools and targets are quite different of course. Historians generally then do history on the facts uncovered by the archaeologists.

So the way this game is played is to take the real tools used by the other historians that were designed to be used to analyse and explain the primary evidence, the known facts, and to use these tools to try to find some facts.

So when HJ scholars use normative tools of historians they are a little like children play doctors and nurses with real medicines and needles, only children at least know what the medicines and needles they have furtively acquired are to be used for.
Games Historical Jesus Scholars Play « Vridar
 

Oberon

Well-Known Member
ROFLMAO Again you push and push the "my scholars are better than your scholars" argument ad infinitum. You have nothing else:
Your scholars? What scholars? You don't use any.

And I have plenty- four bioi/vitae written within about 2 generations. Clear early evidence of a religious movement which placed its historic founder in a specific recent place and time, unlike ANY of the cults you compare jesus to. Letters from a contemporary of jesus who knew his followers and at least one m/ember of Jesus' family. 2 first century non-christian historians who refer to jesus, one of whom in the context of Jesus' brother's trial (a brother attested to by Paul, who knew him, and Mark/Matthew), which he was around for. This is much more than needed to determine historicity. Paul and josephus alone would be enough. And that's not even getting into Thallus or the rabbinic writings.
 

Dirty Penguin

Master Of Ceremony
finding facts again off second and third hand accounts ?

Well, it's what most scholars do. A large part of what we think we know about "history" is second hand, third hand....

Does any of this "prove" Yeshua existed?....Nope

Is any of this evidence of his existence?.....Possibly

Is the supposed existence of Yeshua conclusive given the evidence?.....Nope
 
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outhouse

Atheistically
Your scholars? What scholars? You don't use any.

And I have plenty- four bioi/vitae written within about 2 generations. Clear early evidence of a religious movement which placed its historic founder in a specific recent place and time, unlike ANY of the cults you compare jesus to. Letters from a contemporary of jesus who knew his followers and at least one m/ember of Jesus' family. 2 first century non-christian historians who refer to jesus, one of whom in the context of Jesus' brother's trial (a brother attested to by Paul, who knew him, and Mark/Matthew), which he was around for. This is much more than needed to determine historicity. Paul and josephus alone would be enough. And that's not even getting into Thallus or the rabbinic writings.

there is much scholarly opinion that the NT is indeed unreliable, Virtually none of it peer-reviewed, and a minority of it non-Christian
 
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Oberon

Well-Known Member
finding facts again off second and third hand accounts ?
Not completely, no. For example, Paul's acquaintence with Jesus' brother is first hand. And there isn't anything inherently wrong with second hand accounts. Ever read a history book by someone who wasn't there? That's a second or third hand account.

there is much scholarly opinion that the NT is indeed unreliable, Virtually none of it peer-reviewed, and a minority of it non-Christian


1) What makes it scholarly?
2) What scholarly opinion are you talking about? You haven't read any scholarship.
3) All of ancient history is unreliable to varying degrees, and most scholars, christian or no, don't believe the NT is anywhere near entirely reliable. That doesn't mean Jesus didn't exist.
 

outhouse

Atheistically
most scholars, christian or no, don't believe the NT is anywhere near entirely reliable. That doesn't mean Jesus didn't exist.

And this is still where most of the information comes from, to base allot your non biblical sources even according to you by the statement below, your contradicting yourself. you loose credibilty

Paul and josephus alone would be enough





And there isn't anything inherently wrong with second hand accounts

True, sometimes second hand accounts can ring more truth then primary, when it comes to religion however only certain examples can be used with certainty. As a whole theres only so much you can drag out.
 
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