Archaeology of the New Testament

[IBDaMann]

Incorrect. I have stated about eighty seven times that, ...

You have acknowledged that, to the best of your knowledge, you remain unaware of any first-hand accounts. You have tacitly admitted to the urban-legend nature of the gospels. You closed out that entire line of the discussion.

You have made it abundantly clear that you have the depth of faith to continue believing despite having no evidence that measures up to historical scrutiny, ... and I applaud you.

 

[IBDaMann]

stupidest shit ever. nothing worth of a response. you're an idiot.

I can't recall you ever giving me a serious response, but at least you have bumped me up to "idiot".

 

[Jerry Mathers]

I can't recall you ever giving me a serious response, but at least you have bumped me up to "idiot".

it's the little things that make us happy.

that's what she said.

 

[Cypress]

In what sense do you believe in the Bible?

I believe it is a faithful and approximately accurate rendition of a series of stories, parables, narrative accounts, poetry, and laws that are two thousand years old as collected and compiled by people of genuine spiritual depth.

I have no compelling reason to believe it is a pack of cynical lies, or massively corrupted and rewritten by manipulative scribes over the last two millennia.

 

[IBDaMann]

it's the little things that make us happy. that's what she said.

That's fascism.

 

[IBDaMann]

I believe it is a faithful and approximately accurate rendition of a series of stories, parables, narrative accounts, poetry, and laws that are two thousand years old as collected and compiled by people of genuine spiritual depth.

So you simply believe your eyes when you see a copy on a coffee table. When you flip through the pages, the many words tell you that it is "literary." Would I be correct in assuming that you acknowledge the same when you spot an edition of the Hobbit?

You sound like a militant atheist.

I have no compelling reason to believe it is a pack of lies,

Which one? The Bible or The Hobbit?

or massively corrupted and rewritten by manipulative scribes over the last two millennia.

It would appear that you have never read the Bible, or you would have noticed the major differences in just the different versions of the last century.

 

[Cypress]

So you simply believe your eyes when you see a copy on a coffee table!

Incorrect.
I believe The Iliad, Plato's Republic, the New Testament that we have today are faithful and authentic reproductions of important literary works written thousands of years ago by dedicated and insightful authors who were struggling with the truth about the human condition.

These literary works are not hoaxes, not fakes, not massively corrupted by cynical authors and later scribes.

I believe they are genuine, authentic, and immensely important.


You didn't ask me if I believed the Bible was historically and scientifically accurate.

 

[Into the Night]

Don't take my word for it ...

"A scalar is a quantity that is fully described by its magnitude (a numerical value) without any specific direction. Common examples include mass, temperature, volume, time, and speed. This contrasts with vectors, which require both magnitude and direction (e.g., velocity or force).'

~AI Overview​

classical physics includes Newtonian gravity

Speed has a direction.
Time has a direction.

It is obvious you do not understand mathematics either.

 

[Into the Night]

if general relativity denies objects at rest exist then it's retarded.

Science is not sentient.

 

[Into the Night]

Don't take my word for it ...

"A scalar is a quantity that is fully described by its magnitude (a numerical value) without any specific direction. Common examples include mass, temperature, volume, time, and speed. This contrasts with vectors, which require both magnitude and direction (e.g., velocity or force).'

~AI Overview​

classical physics includes Newtonian gravity

Newton did not create gravity.
Time has a direction.
Speed has a direction.
Science is not AI.
Mathematics is not AI.

 

[Into the Night]

Wrong. I 100 percent believe in the Bible.

Lie. Denial. DO NOT TRY TO DENY YOUR OWN POSTS!

It has been confirmed to be faithfully transmitted to us after two thousand years in something approximating it's original authentic literary form.

That is a real, authentic literary work.

But that's the wrong question. I don't believe it's a pack of lies like many militant atheists do, nor do I believe it is supposed to be treated on the whole as literal history like the fundys do.

There is no such thing as a 'militant atheist'.
Go learn what a fundamentalist is. You are one.
You do not believe the Bible.

 

[Cypress]

Speed has a direction!

Nope. Speed has no direction. Velocity has direction.
Speed is just how fast you are going. Period, end of story. Velocity is how fast you are going in a specific direction. It's a type of vector.

This is all covered in the first two weeks of a high school or college introductory physics class. You obviously didn't want to enroll in the class.

Time has a direction!

You're a genius.

 

[Into the Night]

Incorrect.
I believe The Iliad, Plato's Republic, the New Testament that we have today are faithful and authentic reproductions of important literary works written thousands of years ago by dedicated and insightful authors who were struggling with the truth about the human condition.

These literary works are not hoaxes, not fakes, not massively corrupted by cynical authors and later scribes.

I believe they are genuine, authentic, and immensely important.


You didn't ask me if I believed the Bible was historically and scientifically accurate.

Science is not a book.
Science is not fiction.

You again have stated you do not believe the Bible.

 

[Into the Night]

Nope. Speed has no direction. Velocity has direction.

Word games won't save you.

 

[Into the Night]

do you know how dumb you sound?

So you reject the Theory of Relativity. Gotit.

 

[Into the Night]

Hezekiah's tunnel fits perfectly with what the Bible says!
That's a historical fact!

YARP

 

[Jerry Mathers]

Incorrect.
I have stated about eighty seven times that, on the whole, the historical evidence is quite good that a first century Jewish rabbi named Jesus had a ministry in Galilee, was arrested, was executed, and that his followers genuinely believed they saw him again after the crucifixion.

its still just claims you fucking oaf.

 

[Cypress]

its still just claims you fucking oaf!

The Galilean rabbi Jesus of Nazareth as a historical figure, is probably the most well attested human being of the first century.

 

[Jerry Mathers]

So you reject the Theory of Relativity. Gotit.

you're too smart for stationary objects..

that makes you an idiot.

 

[Jerry Mathers]

The Galilean rabbi Jesus of Nazareth as a historical figure, is probably the most well attested human being of the first century.

are attestations ever lies or made up?

you're actually the dumbest motherfucker on the forum.