Comments on: Did Jesus Really Exist?

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Anonymous — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:44:52 +0000

Anonymous #1, I appreciate your taking a few minutes to read our site–especially since you disagree so strongly. We encourage people who disagree to comment here and discuss their disagreements reasonably with us, so I look forward to seeing your answer to Anonymous #2.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 21:06:49 +0000

In what way?

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Anonymous — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 15:26:42 +0000

The actual thoughts written on this blog site scares the heck out of me.

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Anonymous — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:33:44 +0000

Hello from a fellow Biolan! I posted something on the 1 Cor passage a while back (see here) that complements what you've written here. Blessings, Steve Imago Dei

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Anonymous — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 20:39:18 +0000

Yeah, it is not specifically about the existence of Jesus, but they hit on many similar arguments raised by no-Jesus crowd. It would be worth the watch at anyrate. I am looking forward to when the copies are made available.
Fred

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:10:32 +0000

I just clicked on the link. It looks like the debate was about the historical accuracy of the New Testament in general and not about whether or not Jesus existed. That makes a little more sense. I know Crossan is out there, but claiming Jesus never existed is too far even for him!

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Anonymous — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:01:21 +0000

Thanks for the link, Fred. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Crossan claim to be a Christian? Yikes.

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Anonymous — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 14:58:17 +0000

Sam, I agree, and I can't imagine what sort of evidence The God Who Wasn't There offers for its position. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie. I guess that's a strange thing to say, but I'm always interested in testing my arguments! I just hope people take the time to hear the other side.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:21:09 +0000

You know, there are some people who think Crazy Horse didn't exist. I even thought about writing a history paper on the topic. But as I researched it, I found the evidence for his existence so overwhelming that the theory of his non-existence wasn't even worth writing about.
The same is true of Jesus in my opinion. We have a movement that began at least as early as Paul centered around a guy they claimed existed in the recent past. I just have a hard time believing the movement was invented out of nothing, and if it was invented by Jews. If it was invented, it had to have been a really bad joke to have invented a religion that centers around a guy who was crucified by the Romans for claiming to be the king of the Jews. But I think probably the most compelling reason I have to think Jesus existed is because Paul was personally acquainted with Jesus' brother, James. Both 1 Corinthians and Galatians are universally believed to be authentic letters of Paul, and Paul writes about having met with James, and about James being the brother of Jesus. The theory that Jesus didn't exist is just silly.
Sam

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:33:13 +0000

You guys might be interested to know that James White just debated John Crossan, one of the key Jesus seminary gurus, on this very subject. Check out White's website for the details. Alpha and Omega Ministries Fred Hip and Thigh