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The BEST description of Josephus and Jesus

Posted 08-05-2018 at 09:52 AM by normstad

The BEST description of Josephus and Jesus

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Originally Posted by Rafius

Wrong on first three accounts. Not eye-witnesses. Matthew makes no direct claim in his gospel to being an eyewitness and heavily plagiarised Mark... …which an "eye-witness" wouldn't need to do.
Luke was not a follower of Jesus, he was a follower of Paul. Because some spurious stories about your man-god were circulating, Luke interviewed people who claimed to have known your man-god. So the Gospel of Luke is nothing more

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The bible is the claim, not the proof.

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Daily Word - August 4, 2018

Posted 08-04-2018 at 08:53 PM by Albert Finch (How Do I Advance My Spiritual Life?)

"Jesus answered, 'Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.' The woman said to him, 'Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty...'" - John 4:13-15

Jesus boldly told the Samaritan woman at the well of Jacob that she could come to Him and He would give her living waters. He was speaking figuratively...

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Is it hard to find a decent job in Grants Pass or Medford?

Posted 08-04-2018 at 11:53 AM by Gavin Vorderstrasse

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Please Name ONE Secular 1st Century Historian Besides Josephus Who Mentions the Name, "Jesus".

Posted 08-04-2018 at 11:41 AM by normstad

I like this!

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Originally Posted by Harry Diogenes

For someone so verbose, I find it strange you do not understand the definition of 'opinion'. Or are you just denying the evidence because you do not like it? But if you want to ignore the improbable sequence of the TF matching that of the road to Emmaus incident, then I think we can ignore your opinion on this.

And if you want to argue that techniques that work on other texts do not work on religious ones, then you are welcome to that opinion as well. Just

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Seeking Communion - August 3, 2018

Posted 08-03-2018 at 08:45 PM by Albert Finch (How Do I Advance My Spiritual Life?)

If you are willing He takes you to a place to reposition you – to open your mind and open your eyes and open your ears and open your understanding; to take you out of the land of snares, and traps. He fills the graves of broken dreams, broken promises, broken relationships -- those who have been violated in their mind, their bodies and their spirit; to where they have felt shame, humiliation; to where they have had the pain of others for their grave clothes.

He does not want...

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