To: AreaMan
That's like saying "apart from the pre-constitutional writings of the founding fathers, the Declaration of Independance or Constitution" what evidence do you have for the American Republic? No. Herrod is mentioned in external works as is Pilate. No Roman records mention Jesus.
74 posted on
07/31/2008 2:29:28 PM PDT by
Soliton
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To: Soliton
No. Herrod is mentioned in external works as is Pilate. No Roman records mention Jesus.
I don't think you'd find much scholarly support for the notion that there was no historical person named Jesus. No serious biblical scholar doubts that anymore. You can argue if he was the son of God, or if he performed miracles, or if the synoptic gospels are historical accounts or not. But to argue that there was never a historical Jesus, is a mistake, in my opinion.
88 posted on
07/31/2008 2:44:56 PM PDT by
ZX12R
To: Soliton
Sheesh to be so smart you sure make lots of mistakes...!!
Emperor Constantine not only mentioned Jesus, he converted the Roman emprie to Christianity!
138 posted on
07/31/2008 5:12:56 PM PDT by
tpanther
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