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Originally Posted by Cheese
The oral traditions within the church formed the substance of the Gospels, the earliest book of which is Mark, written around 70 A.D., 40 years after the death of Jesus.
So basically, I told you a story and you passed it on and on and on for 40 years amongst uneducated sheep herders...and IF it was even true to begin with, the story remained accurate?
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It depends on your requirement of accurate. All the details of his ministry? Yeah probably not. The fact that he existed as a person? Yes, why not.