ultima said:
happydolphin said:
| Mr Khan said:
Having not read Dr. Aslan's account, I would suggest that it is in the interests of the Bible Writers to present an account that painted the Jewish establishment in something of a bad light as Christianity was the new claimant to the Abrahamic tradition, and at the same time to at least paint a neutral picture of the Romans (lest the Empire drop the hammer on the religion in its infancy, and so that Roman citizens would be less inclined to reject the Christian message for patriotic reasons).
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The only in-depth account of the life of Christ is in the gospels. I don't see what source he could use to justify that it is telling an untrue story, other than by suspicion (like the one you present). It's weak at best, and the story told by the gospels actually make perfect sense in light of the old testament and the purpose Jesus (as messiah) was meant to fulfill, as a human.
Looking at the old testament prophecies, and contrasting them with the Jewish political powers of Jesus' time, it was a time-bomb waiting to blow. We don't even need the gospels really to see that the messiah was going to pose a serious problem to the politics of that age.
Isaiah 9:6 (from the same book used by the jews)
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Jesus was crucified for blasphemy, on pretext of insurrection.
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No, the gospels contradict themselves. A lot. They also contradict a lot of the scrolls that didn't make it into the bible; and there's a lot of inter-contradiction within those manuscripts. The upshot is, the bible simply cannot be true.
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Because it was written by different people with different opinions in different ages it simply cant be true.. Thats not only a silly reasoning but it shows a complete lack of understanding on how society can change. My God dude you are on an internet forum where few people if ever agree 100%.
I guess in 1000 years Sony couldnt have ever existed because not everyone has the exact same opinion about them....
