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Originally Posted by Cowperson
I did get a kick out of HOZ telling us there must be something to it because look how big it is 2000 years later. Yeah, that seals the deal.
Cowperson
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Is that all I said? Hmm...
You built up a straw man to knock him down. You have basically said you don't trust any biblical or extra-biblical documents because they are to far removed from Christ's life and their for unreliable. And since there are no true, in your opinion, "Documented facts" about him he is a myth. Since you don't trust them you have left us with nothing. You need more proof...something that is not coming. Why?
When you have the mightiest empire of the age commit the first "signed sealed and documented" genocide in Israel...how many documents do you think would survive this? (We have the Dead Sea scrolls.....) Especially when they sacked Jerusalem and it's temple? When the Romans were carting off the booted from Solomon's temple do you think they stopped to check for documents purtaining to Jesus of Nazareth (or Galalie) on their way out?
Peter who was the "Rock which Jesus would build his church" travelled to Rome. Due to pursecution they had to meet in caves and crypts beneith the city of Rome. How many documents do you think survived the Lions in the Arena?
Back to Homer. As I am sure you know, Oral tradition not written tradition was the way stories, history and lesson were taught. Why? Not many people could read. So more than likely the History of Christ was transmitted orally...until someone had the great idea to write some of them down. Leads to mistakes, embellishments, etc. Back to Homer. Do you believe than Athena, Mars, Zeus really were on the fields of battle back then? Probably not. Yet Homer described the city that was dug up in Turkey to a T....for Troy.
You need Jesus' "Troy" to be dug up to believe in him since the documents about him are not reliable, in your opinion.
I said I find it difficult to beleive that a mere myth would be strong enough to survive the Roman empire persecution (remember they empied a country of their people and massicered 500,000 Guals), barbarian invasions (see Vikings, and others on the History channel...awesome viewing!) and massive plagues.