except for the occasional one line quote when it serves their interests?
If the writings of these two men are taken as a whole to recreate a picture of the early Jewish community that produced the Christian Church, the modern Christians go running for the hills.
They don't want to hear anything that contradicts their silly little notions of First Century Jerusalem and their comic book Gospels.
It might undermine their 'faith'.
Knowledge has a tendency to do that.
2007-06-16 02:33:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think Christians have a clue period, eye candy.
2007-06-16 02:38:24 · update #1
I don't think they have any clue of what you are talking about! LOL
Edit**** Yes Father Guido! I agree! LOL
2007-06-16 02:36:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Did you know that I used the writings or accounts of Josephus to determine if the May 23 birth date of Jesus that the Holy Spirit revealed to us is correct? Josephus wrote extensively about the reign of Herod the Great in Book XVII, Chapters 6-9 of Antiquities of the Jews and Book I, Chapter 33 and Book II, Chapter 1 of The Wars of the Jews. Using his accounts, I was able to prove that the revelation of the Holy Spirit is correct. Jesus was really born on May 23. Not in 1 BC though but in 33 BC. Jesus was 32 solar years old equivalent to 33 lunar years.
You may read the results of this study in http://www.geocities.com/peacecrusader888/birthmay23.htm .
2007-06-16 10:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by Peace Crusader 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, but why limit yourself to these two? There were other early historians, as you well know. And you also know that Josephus was a traitor. When his fellow Jews fought to the death for their national freedom, he sided with the Romans. That's why he lived to tell about it. So, can we assume that his writings were NOT biased?
2007-06-16 09:42:25 · answer #3 · answered by flandargo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because if what you found through careful research and available studies online and in libraries are TRUE then the whole of their lives as believers is undone
I faced that awful truth and eventually realized I was in a cult and my life was horrible, for others, and not about respecting myself or others just making more servants and submissive slaves of a cult
2007-06-16 09:38:37 · answer #4 · answered by voice_of_reason 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, firstly you would have to compare their writings to Matthew,Mark,Luke,John,James,Peter,Jude,Paul and see if they agreed in details of " all matters of truth."
2 writers compared works too 8 writers.
Be well.
2007-06-16 10:10:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philo would have been a contemporary of Jesus, and Philo wrote about EVERYTHING.
Funny how he didn't mention Jesus.
2007-06-18 05:01:37 · answer #6 · answered by mo mosh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What knowledge? I don't see any quotes. Gotta pass!
2007-06-16 09:39:17 · answer #7 · answered by Thomas Paine 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋