(Ron) Aristotle
Helen Willis hhiwater@BRIGHT.NET
Tue, 26 May 1998 07:43:10 -0700 (00896211790, 356AD4FE.20B1@bright.net)
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> RON
> We have 4 books which detail Jesus' life and teachings, not to mention
> the letters of numerous of his direct disciples. We also have the
> letters of the Apostles direct students (The Apostolic Fathers). There
> is a whole culture which keeps time based on their estimate of His
> birth. The largest and longest lasting government (the Catholic Church),
> established by Him, is still in existence.
> The problem is you have different standards for Him than you do for
> Aristotle. Aristotle doesn't make any demands on you or cause you to
> feel convicted. Aristotle doesn't ask you to change your life. He does.
HELEN:
I agree with you on your last paragraph but don't you think it is exactly
because of the dmands on our lives that the Christian myth makes, that we
should demand more evidence for Jesus not less. Your proof is much less.
There are no letters by his disciples that know him during his life that are
accepted by most scholars. Paul never know him. A couple of the gospels may
have been written as much as 70 years after his death. The best anyone
claims, and this claim is rejected by most scholars, is one as early as
around 10 years after his death. The gospels contradict each other.
Finally even though some of the events in the gospels should have secondary
witnesses, (slaughter of the children by Herod, the hours of darkness in the
daytime, many dead people walking about, the earthquake, and probably a
couple of other "events") these witness do not exist.
Helen
hhiwater@bright.net