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Originally Posted by Guest
Well first remember that neither Paul, nor any of the writers of the Gospels, ever met the historical Jesus, so all of the Gospels are just hearsay. The oldest Gospel in the Bible is the Gospel of John, written no less than 85 years after the historical Jesus was dead. And anyway Paul was an old misogynist. Does your wife cover her head with a hijab, or are you forced to shave her bald? (1 Corinthians 11:6).
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Hearsay that has been rewritten over and over. There are NO contemporary records/writings on Jesus. Christianity is PAUL.
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Seriously, a "foreign" language? The language was universally understood by all, everywhere in the world. But you remind me of the old saw: A trilingual person speaks 3 languages, a bilingual person speaks 2 languages, and an American only can handle one language.
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Yes a foreign language...do you speak latin? Mass was in latin until quite recently.
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Xtians treating the bible like a smorgasbord. Picking out only the parts they find taste good. Blinded by brainwashing. Convinced by connivers. Shafted by shysters.
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Relativism...it's why there are more than 5,000 sects. Each "interpreting" as they wish to interpret.
"I'll "save" you...for 10%.
There's a reason they start them off as infants...they have no defense and will believe it for life.
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Originally Posted by Guest
You sound like someone who gets his facts from Wikipedia, where anyone can go and edit the material.
This subject is too complex to debate in a forum format. The content can easily take an entire semester in college to study and discuss.
Besides which, your assertions do not prevent the belief that the books of the Bible were inspired by God.
Carl in Tampa
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Oh come on Carl...any SERIOUS religious scholar knows all this. The Books attributed to John, Luke, Mathew...etc...are all anonymous, bits and pieces from various authors over the years. Whole books were deleted out of the Bible because they didn't conform to the "message" they wanted.
You REALLY believe the Bible is the "Word of God"? Literally?
They spend whole semesters studying OTHER works of fiction too.
Barnum was right...