How many of you have actually looked for evidence?

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Okay for those of you who ask about the crucifixion and proof. This is from the History channel. I can get as many things in evidence as I can. This is not to sway anyone by any means but to show that Christianity today is not totally without evidence.

execution of a criminal by nailing or binding to a cross. It was a common form of capital punishment from the 6th century bc to the 4th century ad, especially among the Persians, Egyptians, Carthaginians, and Romans. The Romans used crucifixion for slaves and criminals but never for their own citizens. Roman law provided that the criminal be scourged before being put to death; the accused also had to carry either the entire cross or, more commonly, the crossbeam from the place of scourging to the place of execution. The practice was abolished in 337 by Constantine I out of respect for Jesus Christ, who died on the cross.

The crucifixion of Christ between two thieves is recorded in the New Testament by all four evangelists (see Matt. 27:33–44; Mark 15:22–32; Luke 23:33–43; John 19:17–30). The significance of the crucifixion has been a subject for theological discussion throughout church history.
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Answer 1

I wasnt there

evidence can be hidden and materialized

your a history buff, you should know this

Answer 2

And what exactly is that supposed to prove?
Atheists have never denied that crucifixion was a common method of execution, there is INDEPENDENT evidence of that, from SEVERAL sources, ie...it isnt just described in the bible, as you have noted.

Your argument falls completely apart when you then quote only the bible as "evidence" that Jesus was crucified. The earliest gospel, Mark, couldn't possibly have been written before 70 CE, some 40 years after the events he claims to have witnessed. Matthew, Luke and John largely copied different versions of Mark, and added the birth stories, and some miracles and were written well into the 2nd century...ie at least 120 years after the putative events. (Imagine someone writing a first person account of the Boer War today.)

The point being, those gospels were not first, second or even 3rd hand accounts of the events they claim, were not actually written by the names "accorded" (hint: look up the mean of "accorded:) to them. There are huge, and significant discrepancies between the events described in the various gospels. There was no actual person named Matthew Mark Luke or John....these names were added in the 5th century....as far after the "event" as were are past the time of Queen Elizabeth I.

What xians fail to comprehend is that the bible is completely unconvincing as evidence of anything...it was fiction, and written by people with an agenda. It is as if I offered you evidence of the Bat Boy, because they have pictures of it the National Enquirer.

Answer 3

There's no real evidence there. Yes, Crucifixion was a common form of capital punishment, that doesn't support the specifics of the claims in the gospels. The fact that these events were recorded by 4 evangelists is misleading. These 4 accounts were written at different times, each one with access to the one that came before it. There are evidences within the texts that each one is simply a revision of the last. Also these 4 separate accounts tend to contradict each other on certain details, some rather important.

Keep looking, you haven't found it yet.

Answer 4

The Gospels weren't written by the apostles. They were written as much as 200 years later. So it's not like Matthew, Mark, Luke & John are eye witness accounts. Anyway, I have no problem with how Jesus died. It's the vampirish cheating of death that has always bothered me.

Answer 5

I don't think it's a stretch to believe that there really was some guy named Jesus who really was put to death. It's the resurrection and all the supernatural stuff that people have a hard time believing.

Answer 6

as an answer to JeanJon
You're incorrect, the gospels WERE written by the apostles
Matt (written by Matthew at or around 60-65)
Mark(written by Mark at or around 60-70)
Luke(written by Luke at or around 60-63)
John(written by John at or around 60-75)

Answer 7

You are correct, Christianity is not totally without evidence, it is mostly without evidence. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but it is still true...

Answer 8

it never happened therefor no needed evidence.

Answer 9

I've looked for evidence... None so far...