No one has the slightest physical evidence to support a historical Jesus; no artifacts, dwelling, works of carpentry, or self-written manuscripts. All claims about Jesus derive from writings of other people. There occurs no contemporary Roman record that shows Pontius Pilate executing a man named Jesus. Devastating to historians, there occurs not a single contemporary writing that mentions Jesus. All documents about Jesus got written well after the life of the alleged Jesus from either: unknown authors, people who had never met an earthly Jesus, or from fraudulent, mythical or allegorical writings. Although one can argue that many of these writings come from fraud or interpolations, I will use the information and dates to show that even if these sources did not come from interpolations, they could still not serve as reliable evidence for a historical Jesus, simply because all sources derive from hearsay accounts.
Hearsay means information derived from other people rather than on a witness' own knowledge.
Courts of law do not generally allow hearsay as testimony, and nor does honest modern scholarship. Hearsay provides no proof or good evidence, and therefore, we should dismiss it.
If you do not understand this, imagine yourself confronted with a charge for a crime which you know you did not commit. You feel confident that no one can prove guilt because you know that there exists no evidence whatsoever for the charge against you. Now imagine that you stand present in a court of law that allows hearsay as evidence. When the prosecution presents its case, everyone who takes the stand against you claims that you committed the crime, not as a witness themselves, but solely because other people said so. None of these other people, mind you, ever show up in court, nor can anyone find them.
Hearsay does not work as evidence because we have no way of knowing whether the person lies, or simply bases his or her information on wrongful belief or bias. We know from history about witchcraft trials and kangaroo courts that hearsay provides neither reliable nor fair statements of evidence. We know that mythology can arise out of no good information whatsoever. We live in a world where many people believe in demons, UFOs, ghosts, or monsters, and an innumerable number of fantasies believed as fact taken from nothing but belief and hearsay. It derives from these reasons why hearsay cannot serves as good evidence, and the same reasoning must go against the claims of a historical Jesus or any other historical person.
Authors of ancient history today, of course, can only write from indirect observation in a time far removed from their aim. But a valid historian's own writing gets cited with sources that trace to the subject themselves, or to eyewitnesses and artifacts. For example a historian today who writes about the life of George Washington, of course, can not serve as an eyewitness, but he can provide citations to documents which give personal or eyewitness accounts. None of the historians about Jesus give reliable sources to eyewitnesses, therefore all we have remains as hearsay.
But there is proof that matthew was killed in rome before he wrote the first word in the bible so how can it be true
2006-07-14 12:06:18
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answered by jmatt_inc 3
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i'm hoping you're taking the necessary sensible steps. First, give up paying coverage guidelines. What must be the point? i'm wondering you're a delicate individual, so what's using making an investment in a destiny that is now unlikely to ensue. ignore 401Ks, savings, any of that stuff. Tribulations in 2018? ok, placed each and every cent you've in short bond positions. Are you efficient you even favor to pursue a career, or study? feels like you ought to easily commence in on a existence of prayer to any extent further. Yep, i ought to characterize Jesus & prayer, 24 X 7.
2016-11-06 05:53:07
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answered by ? 4
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No one knows when his return would be. The world has been ending for thousand of years. Man seems to be doing a good of destroying the world all the heavens have to do is watch it self destruct
2006-07-11 13:57:50
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answered by Zoe 4
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Of course, and Y2K was going to ruin everything. And then 6/6/06 was going to be the end of everything... and now this... May you be tossed in the loony bin.
2006-07-11 13:50:59
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answered by Anonymous
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i agrree with selnyk
TO THE DUNGEON OF INSANITY!!
interesting theory tho, but same with Y2K and 6-6-06
which btw isnt even 666
2006-07-11 13:53:40
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answered by Anonymous
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this is just the tip of the iceberg,you have'nt seen the real tribulation yet,so don't create a rumor.
2006-07-11 13:52:35
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answered by firewall 5
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people like you should be muzzled and beaten with a stick until there is no more wood left in the world.
2006-07-11 13:51:42
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answered by satans_little_cocksucker 2
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What an absolute load of cobblers! How can you believe this stuff?
2006-07-11 13:51:35
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answered by Jules G 6
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Jesus is coming soon, and man is he ever pissed!
2006-07-11 15:19:46
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answered by Gunrunner 2
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This stuff is nothing new....really.
2006-07-11 13:50:54
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answered by ♥monamarie♥ 5
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