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>> BAKKE

>> My point was that a fictional character does not become real just

>> because a story about him posits that he was born or lived in a real

>> city.

> 

>ELF

>Um, no one said that.


BAKKE
Didn't Till suggest that a case which disputes the existence of Joseph
of Arimathea would be weakened by evidence that Arimathea was an
existing city?


>ELF

>The point is that if there is a story about a man which credits him 

>with coming from a _fictional_ city, then that is evidence that the man 

>may be fictional also.


BAKKE
Agreed.  However, it could also be argued that the man's existence is
certain while his city is a trumped-up detail.  


>ELF

>At the very least, if there were never an "Arimathea", then to 

>attribute someone's origins to that city would be an error.


BAKKE
Very true.  Of course, any reference to that city would be just as much
of an error whether or not the man being discussed was real.


>ELF

>Ya know, those things that there aren't supposed to be any of in the 

>Bible (according to inerrantists).


BAKKE
Agreed.  However, I'd say that there are more than enough problems and
errors in the Bible without trying to support ones that inerrantists
might rightfully dispute.  In conclusion, Joseph may or may not have
existed and Arimathea may or may not have existed, but one is not
dependent on the other.

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