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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I have not been arguing that the gospels are unassailable documents, so the accuracy of their depictions of Jesus is not at all at issue here. I do take issue with your assertion that their presentation is a total fabrication. It is quite reasonably not, and in fact there is much within the gospels that is based on the actual life of the actual man Jesus. Multiple attestations in multiple sources, and the criterion of dissimilarity make a robust case for the historical Jesus.
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Boy you simply have a way with words that most couldn't dream of attaining in a lifetime....maybe you should stand up and let the world know your story?
Again, we are at a standstill when we have to use the Gospels as a historical reference for the man named Jesus.
- Was there any first hand knowledge of the man or simply references based on hearsay?
- When did the first reference to Jesus get recorded?