Archaeology of the New Testament

[Melchizedek=Tecumseh]

There are no first-hand accounts of either Adam or Eve. They aren't historical figures. They might have been real people, but they aren't historical figures.

No religion requires demonstration of first-hand accounts of either Adam or Eve.

There's the Angel left to Guard the Tree of Life available!

 

[Into the Night]

you're an obtuse monkey.

because the gang victimizes others, it is it not a pure implementation of the golden rule.

Random phrase won't work. Go learn English.

 

[Into the Night]

morality is a fixed set of behaviours and attitudes that facilitate voluntary, cooperative and mutually beneficial relationships.

So a gang boss is moral.

and I prefer it.

You prefer gangs?

evil people prefer other modes of existence.

Existence doesn't have modes.

fascists like you for instance choose predation and pillage of others.

Capitalism is not fascism. What predation? What pillage? The only ones I know that are pillaging are the Democrats.

 

[Into the Night]

I didn't. I let Christians determine standard Christian theology, and neither you nor anyone else gets to tell them that they can't. As Christians have determined, standard Christian theology includes the concept of unsaved children not being saved. If you don't agree with those Christians, you always have the option of making a "No True Christian" assertion, ... otherwise they each get just as much of a say as any other Christian.

There is no such thing as 'standard Christian theology'. What are 'unsaved children'?

 

[Into the Night]

There are no first-hand accounts of either Adam or Eve.

God interacted with Adam and Eve. That's certainly a first hand account!

They aren't historical figures.

They are.

They might have been real people, but they aren't historical figures.

They are, whether you believe them to be real people or not.

No religion requires demonstration of first-hand accounts of either Adam or Eve.

No religion requires God??

 

[Ichabod Stain]

God interacted with Adam and Eve. That's certainly a first hand account!

They are.

They are, whether you believe them to be real people or not.

No religion requires God??

 

[Ichabod Stain]

There are no first-hand accounts of either Adam or Eve. They aren't historical figures. They might have been real people, but they aren't historical figures.

No religion requires demonstration of first-hand accounts of either Adam or Eve.

many historical figures are also up for grabs.

any document can be forged, and this has been used to max effect to create modern day simulacrum of lies.

 

[ZenMode]

Biochemistry is not a word, Void. You can't make a word that way!

Grandpa forgot his meds, again.

 

[ZenMode]

God interacted with Adam and Eve. That's certainly a first hand account!

Who was there writing down that interaction?

 

[Ichabod Stain]

THe whole empire of bullshit is coming down.

 

[Cypress]

There are no first-hand accounts of either Adam or Eve! They aren't historical figures!

You must have posted this to the wrong person because I have repeatedly stated Genesis is not historical biography nor witness accounts. Genesis 1 has the literary structure of Hebrew poetry.

 

[Cypress]

There were no eyewitness accounts of Jesus.

Neither are there of Alexander the Great, but never in your life have you ever questioned his historicity. The accounts we have of Alexander the Great were written four centuries after he died.

The question is about what does the evidence point too. The evidence points to the fact that the gospels were authored by eyewitnesses, or by people who interviewed the eyewitnesses.

Yes

Maybe. Maybe not. We know Paul believed he saw Jesus, despite not knowing what Jesus looked like.

I'm satisfied that previously in this thread you conceded that there is sufficient evidence to accept these are probably historical facts:

A Jewish rabbi named Jesus of Nazareth lived in first century Galilee.​

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He had a ministry and disciples.​

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He was arrested by the Sanhedrin, and executed by the Romans.​

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His students genuinely believed they saw him after the crucifixion.​