Yes, I too would like to see documentation for this reconstruction
claim, specifically the 4 gospels, the ONLY supposedly factual record
of their dead Jew's life. A list by verse identifying the quoting
father, the document quoted in, and the DATE of the document. There is
NO WAY the Wholly Babble believers can reconstruct the 4 gospels from
documents dated before their superstition became a state propaganda
tool in the early 300s! I seriously believe that if the deluded knew
how much their belief in a magical book depended upon trust in the
veracity of their ignorant and documented liar "fathers", they could
not make inerrancy claims with a straight face and clear conscience.
>Walter Nusbaum:
>>"Besides textual evidence derived from New Test. Greek manuscripts and =
from=20
>>early versions, the textual critic has available the numerous =
scriptural=20
>>quotations included in the commentaries, sermons, and other treatises
>written by=20
>>early Church Fathers. Indeed, SO EXTENSIVE ARE THESE CITATIONS that if=
all=20
>>other sources for our knowledge of the text of the New Testament were
>destroyed,=20
On Sat, 19 Apr 1997 21:07:58 -0500, Walter Nusbaum
<walter@thechoicenet.com> wrote:
>I have to disagree with you as to the extent of the problem passages. =
Bruce, who is clearly respected by both christian and non-christian =
scholars,=20
does an excellent job of demonstrating that the majority of the
problems have little to do with any christian doctrine.=20
>You set up a false dilemma by asking me which three pages do I want to =
throw out. =20
You know as well as I do that specialists know where the problem texts
are, therefore I don't have to worry about what is questionable.
Steven, you can continue on this all you want (with your biased ways),
but the clear unmistakable fact is that the N.T. is a highly reliable
document as far as its transmission is concerned. Sorry.
>CARR
>The trouble is that the problematic passages are the important ones for
>Christianity (the crucifxion, resurrection and last supper etc)