Legends & warts

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At 11:45 PM 12/1/98 -0500, you wrote:

>><< FITZPATRICK

>> In my haste to respond to you, I did not make myself clear (and,

>> unintentionally, contradicted myself). I meant to make reference to 

>>other evidence which although not "unbiased, disinterested,

>contemporary,

>> corroborating evidence" is nevertheless considered very strong by 

>>many scholars who are skilled in evaluating the evidence culled from 

>>ancient documents.

>

>FITZPATRICK

>One of the most powerful proofs of the veracity of the Gospel writers is

>that they did not hesitate to tell it all, even when what they told would


<<Major Snippage>>

GEISIK
Thank you for a very clearly worded and succinct discussion of the lying,
deceitful, cowardly actions of Peter.  I don't think I could have
summarized his faults any better.  Can I quote you to my Christian friends
as a fellow believer who is willing to admit the shortcomings of someone
that billions pray to every year.  Someone who was supposed to be the first
Pope?  You very clearly show exactly what qualifies one as a believer!

However, to address your point:
The myth must be true because it has "warts".

Recently the University I teach at was undergoing a reevaluation for
accreditation.  Some of us were selected to write reports detailing key
areas of effort and concentration for evaluation by the accredit ion
committee.  The written guidance given us by the administration contained
very clear instructions to include "faults, shortcomings, problem, and
areas where we were lacking" in order to improve "believability and build
credibility."  Go figure!

We can all name countless "legends" and stories where the hero overcomes
character flaws in the final struggle of "good over evil".  In fact, this
struggle is often the central theme of these "fairy tales".  

Carl Geisik

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