The forces that created the almost infinite universe didn't knock up Joseph's girlfriend with Yahweh so we could kill him to atone for sins committed last week. Everything else is moot. It does not matter if a human carpenter existed. There is no reason to play the game.
Wow! This guy certainly made some statements that were point blank set to cause fire as it were. As much as I know each Gospel were written by different individuals and also some years between them. Google even states that The Gospel of Mark probably dates from c. AD 66-70, Matthew and Luke around AD 85-90, and John AD 90-110... For any record made some years after an event they are pretty solid in what they say. (but just my opinion. As for being under occupying forces.. in that case the Mighty Roman army who were brutal by some records. And were despised by many within the state. Many had risen up against the romans and failed, one such was I think Barabus? Who was set free when Jesus was before Pilate. etc... Interesting topic indeed, I always understood any hatred or sislike by the people of that time towards the occuping army, because Of our own history having been under British rule for many many years.
Remember Mark and John had later additions to their text, Mark's ending and the parable of the adultress in John. I wouldn't trust the gospel account of Pilate, he is portrayed as bending over backwards to please the Pharisees in the Bible but Roman records say he was removed from Judea for his brutality by one of the most brutal humans ever. (Tiberius)
The problem with the people writing about Jesus are not first person accounts. It’s always what someone said about Jesus…
The forces that created the almost infinite universe didn't knock up Joseph's girlfriend with Yahweh so we could kill him to atone for sins committed last week. Everything else is moot. It does not matter if a human carpenter existed. There is no reason to play the game.
Wow! This guy certainly made some statements that were point blank set to cause fire as it were. As much as I know each Gospel were written by different individuals and also some years between them. Google even states that The Gospel of Mark probably dates from c. AD 66-70, Matthew and Luke around AD 85-90, and John AD 90-110... For any record made some years after an event they are pretty solid in what they say. (but just my opinion. As for being under occupying forces.. in that case the Mighty Roman army who were brutal by some records. And were despised by many within the state. Many had risen up against the romans and failed, one such was I think Barabus? Who was set free when Jesus was before Pilate. etc... Interesting topic indeed, I always understood any hatred or sislike by the people of that time towards the occuping army, because Of our own history having been under British rule for many many years.
Remember Mark and John had later additions to their text, Mark's ending and the parable of the adultress in John. I wouldn't trust the gospel account of Pilate, he is portrayed as bending over backwards to please the Pharisees in the Bible but Roman records say he was removed from Judea for his brutality by one of the most brutal humans ever. (Tiberius)