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by John T
Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:41 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus

I nearly forgot -- another source that is upcoming within a few days will be a little podcast by Tim and myself addressing that question of mythicism. Watch that space. As usual, your non-answer, answer, is clearly recognized for what it is, a dodge. Likewise, your shameless plug and self-aggrandiz...
by John T
Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus

Well then, let's see if I can you can get you to clarify your position. A mythicist is someone that doesn't believe Jesus was a historical figure but rather a myth. Specifically, a religious leader named Jesus as depicted in the New Testament never existed. By extension, since Jesus did not exist, ...
by John T
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:41 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus

(But do give the sources for your quotations and claims. Like the source of the quote, and which Craig you are quoting, and the source for your assertion that I am "a mythicist", whatever that's supposed to mean......) Well then, let's see if I can you can get you to clarify your position...
by John T
Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:53 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus

However, Craig uses the standard 6 point test that historians use in determining what is the best explanation for given historical facts. Hoo boy oh boy. You just listed points that can be used to assess the relative values of hypotheses to explain "given historical facts". It is those &q...
by John T
Wed Mar 15, 2023 6:14 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus
Replies: 39
Views: 5570

Re: Criteria of Authenticity are Unique to the Study of Jesus

Without pretending to have made a complete study of ancient historiography and Its methods, I can say that It appears that one of the major observable facts regarding the criteria of authenticity and their use in historical Jesus research is that they are essentially confined to use within this dls...
by John T
Tue Mar 14, 2023 3:52 pm
Forum: General Religious Discussion
Topic: Will the real atheist please stand up?
Replies: 59
Views: 40544

Re: Polemic re Carrier Craig etc

I did not "flag" this thread. I did not ask for it to be pulled down. I did not ask for it to be put back up under my name. I can only assume the 'why' and it was not due to the profanity directed at me nor the ad hominem attacks, not even the lies. I suspect it was because I touched a ra...
by John T
Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:59 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Why are the mythicists not interested about the reasons of the dating under Pilate?
Replies: 21
Views: 1313

Re: Why are the mythicists not interested about the reasons of the dating under Pilate?

Why? I think that the mention of Pilate is derived from the memory of Dositheus, i.e. probably the Samaritan false prophet killed by Pilate. For two/three reasons: The story of Dositheus dying in a cave is a polemical parody of the legend of Dositheus being risen after the crucifixion and the buria...
by John T
Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:13 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Why are the mythicists not interested about the reasons of the dating under Pilate?
Replies: 21
Views: 1313

Re: Why are the mythicists not interested about the reasons of the dating under Pilate?

Why?

Because Pilate contradicts the mythicist narrative.

If you deny, remove, and/or ignore all the evidence for the existence of Jesus they you can falsely conclude: Jesus did not exist.

It's rather simple, really.
by John T
Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: John's Baptism of Jesus
Replies: 17
Views: 1015

Re: John's Baptism of Jesus

John's baptism of Jesus was not for sin (Mat. 3:13-17) rather as a theophany.

John was looking for new recruits for the Essene community at Qumran.

John served as Yoda the Jedi scout if you will.

"The force is strong in this one I sense."...Yoda
by John T
Fri Nov 11, 2022 3:43 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Voltaire was mythicist
Replies: 25
Views: 1343

Re: Voltaire was mythicist

Total garbage.

As if today, Voltaire is completely unknown to anyone who still have things called books.:facepalm:

Still, you gotta give the devil's minions their dues. :cheers: