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by outhouse
Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:27 pm
Forum: General Religious Discussions
Topic: Evidence for/against a historical Jesus
Replies: 1119
Views: 9666

[quote=""ficino""]Outhouse, I've never encountered anyone but you who keeps using "scholarships" in the plural. Just sayin'.[/quote]

Been told that before.
by outhouse
Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:43 pm
Forum: General Religious Discussions
Topic: Evidence for/against a historical Jesus
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Views: 9666

[quote=""joedad""] They had no more methodology for determining its accuracy than do you. [/quote] That simply is not correct Who is "they" ? We have all the writings the early authors did not placing us in a position to have a total view in context they did not. Again ...
by outhouse
Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:17 pm
Forum: General Religious Discussions
Topic: Evidence for/against a historical Jesus
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Views: 9666

[quote=""credoconsolans""] And why would a Hellenistic historian of that era, write about a peasant being placed on a cross, like it was some kind of big deal? Oh wait your in error, he did mention him. You just dispute this as interpolation from the cheap seats. Considering Jose...
by outhouse
Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:14 pm
Forum: General Religious Discussions
Topic: Evidence for/against a historical Jesus
Replies: 1119
Views: 9666

[quote=""credoconsolans""] Greek philosophy sure, religion sure, OVER the foundation of Judaism. Hellenist wanted monotheism through the foundation laid before them. They just wanted different hoops to jump through, and they did NOT want to be associated or identified with those ...
by outhouse
Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:11 pm
Forum: General Religious Discussions
Topic: Evidence for/against a historical Jesus
Replies: 1119
Views: 9666

[quote=""credoconsolans""] I am less convinced of a 100% mythical Jesus. Due to no replacement hypothesis, and way to many hurdles to jump over that amounts to mental gymnastics. People have posted many, Outhouse. You are no longer discussing, just repeating yourself. :banghead:[...
by outhouse
Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:51 pm
Forum: General Religious Discussions
Topic: Evidence for/against a historical Jesus
Replies: 1119
Views: 9666

[quote=""joedad""] We're reading a script intended for an audience.[/quote] Well definitely. How do you think they know the context so well? There are not that many puzzle pieces left laying around as you state. No way we're reading mythologized history or historical reporting ev...
by outhouse
Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:04 am
Forum: General Religious Discussions
Topic: Evidence for/against a historical Jesus
Replies: 1119
Views: 9666

[quote=""Tom Sawyer""]What if we come to a compromise position - Jesus was a real person ... but he was a pedophile who raped young boys. That way, everybody's happy.[/quote] The bible is chocked full of sexual material. Much more then most people realize. I don't think there is ...
by outhouse
Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:00 am
Forum: General Religious Discussions
Topic: Evidence for/against a historical Jesus
Replies: 1119
Views: 9666

[quote=""joedad""] Ive seen different people try to dig deep into this whole subject of the boy running. The more details they spout the less I listen. The context is just lost over time and just because we don't understand the tradition I see no reason to jump through mental hoo...
by outhouse
Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:54 am
Forum: General Religious Discussions
Topic: Evidence for/against a historical Jesus
Replies: 1119
Views: 9666

[quote=""ficino""]
outhouse;7661552 wrote:
I never bought none of the smith junk.
Morton Smith was incredibly erudite.[/QUOTE]


A hoaxer who reeled people in, hook line and sinker. Weird definition for erudite.
by outhouse
Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:05 am
Forum: General Religious Discussions
Topic: Evidence for/against a historical Jesus
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Views: 9666

[quote=""joedad""] This makes more sense then blind guesses. It is apologetic. Not sure I buy it. There are some pretty similar verbage between the two accounts of mark and Genesis http://taylormarshall.com/2012/04/who-is-naked-man-in-st-marks-gospel.html Now it happened on a cer...

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