Archaeology of the New Testament

[Into the Night]

To me, the Book of Job is obviously a story intended to make an existential point.

It's not a historical biography of an actual person and a literally true historical event.

It does make a point, and it is a history. History is not an event.

 

[Into the Night]

Done. Anything else?

I don't believe you.

 

[Into the Night]

So, as we become more educated and intelligent, we realize that it would be basically impossible for the events surrounding Noah's ark to be factual,

Then you know nothing.

yet Christians still believe that a human came back from the dead after 3 days

That is true.

and a talking serpent convinced adam and Eve,

why not?

the humans that God zapped into existence,

He didn't.

to eat an apple

What is special about an apple?

before they went on a wild sex spree where they populated the earth, over a period of 1,000 years, via widespread incest?

Go learn what 'incest' means.

Do I have that right?

No.

 

[ZenMode]

I don't believe you.

Not my issue.

Oh, did you think I was going to play more of your dumb word games? Sorry, no.

 

[Ichabod Stain]

The only thing you have complained about are stories from the Jewish Torah.

There is no requirement in any Christian church I have attended that one must believe the story of Noah's Ark is a historical biography which is a literal and accurate description of a historical event.

is Passover a Christian holiday?

 

[ZenMode]

Then you know nothing.

That is true.

why not?

He didn't.

What is special about an apple?

Go learn what 'incest' means.

No.

This is why I have this discussion with others and not you.

You are all-in for the irrational claims of the Bible.

When I tell Dutch Uncle that there are people who actually believe the contents of the Bible are literal and the inerrant word of God, I'm talking about people like you.

There's no rationalizing with those people.

 

[Into the Night]

Not my issue.

Lie. Denial.

Oh, did you think I was going to play more of your dumb word games? Sorry, no.

Inversion fallacy.

 

[Into the Night]

is Passover a Christian holiday?

Some Christians do celebrate Passover.

 

[Into the Night]

This is why I have this discussion with others and not you.

Bulverism fallacy.

You are all-in for the irrational claims of the Bible.

Inversion fallacy.

When I tell Dutch Uncle that there are people who actually believe the contents of the Bible are literal and the inerrant word of God, I'm talking about people like you.

Good.

There's no rationalizing with those people.

Go learn what 'rational' means.

 

[ZenMode]

Bulverism fallacy.

Inversion fallacy.

Good.

Go learn what 'rational' means.

 

[Ichabod Stain]

Some Christians do celebrate Passover.

they're morons who are misled by Zionist infiltrated idiot churches.

 

[ZenMode]

Some Christians do celebrate Passover.

So, you celebrate the day that God killed a bunch of kids?

That's not weird at all.

 

[Ichabod Stain]

Some Christians do celebrate Passover.

it is not a Christian holiday.

though Jews often invite others to their passovers and that is nice.

it doesn't make it a christian holiday.

 

[Melchizedek=Tecumseh]

Point being, unenforceable law!

 

[Melchizedek=Tecumseh]

So, you celebrate the day that God killed a bunch of kids?

That's not weird at all.

Angel of Death does the hits!

 

[Melchizedek=Tecumseh]

Christians worship God. They don't worship the Bible.

"Many"? What does that mean?
I'm sure that for your motives and agenda it's convenient to believe that almost Christians believe the Bible is a book of history and historical biography that is a literal account of historical events.

Unlike you, I have an extended history of attending multiple types of Christian churches and fellowships. None of the ones I attended said to check your brain at the door and treat the entire Bible as literal historical biography and scientific reporting.

You invested a lot of meaning in the word inerrant without really thinking about what it means.
"Inerrant" does not give you license to ignore literary style. You can take poetry and parable as inerrant and read them literally. But you have to respect literary style. You don't read and interpret poetry and parable the way you would read a scientific report or a historical biography.


The Bible is not one big book.

It is a collection of books written in many different literary styles and from many perspectives.

An educated person respects literary style, and recognizes the Book of Job as an ancient story compiled by scribes which functions as a parable, while recognizing the Gospel of Luke is a report of what the eyewitnesses claim to have seen, although it also contains hyperbole and parable.
The intelligent reader can easily recognize the story of the Good Samaritan is a parable while the arrest and execution of Jesus is a historical claim.

You have knowledge! But not a bit of Faith or Salvation! Which means Spiritually you're shit out of luck!

 

[Melchizedek=Tecumseh]

The overall, basic message of the New Testament has the ring of truth and justice to me: universal love, golden rule, love your neighbor as yourself, strive to keep your thoughts and words pure, bless the peacemakers, lift up the poor and oppressed, do not judge.

When you get to the point of arguing about whether Paul actually wrote all 13 letters attributed to him, or quarreling about whether the Book of Job is historical biography or parable, those types of complaints start to seem pretty trivial.

It's Passover! Jesus came as Passover Lamb!
"Truth, justice ,universal love,Golden rule ,mean Jack Shit!
Salvation Only comes through the Blood of the cross!

 

[Melchizedek=Tecumseh]

The only thing you have complained about are stories from the Jewish Torah.

There is no requirement in any Christian church I have attended that one must believe the story of Noah's Ark is a historical biography which is a literal and accurate description of a historical event.

What is the requirement in any Christian Church you attended?

 

[Melchizedek=Tecumseh]

is Passover a Christian holiday?

Jesus is Passover Lamb, Last Supper was a Passover Seder!

 

[Ichabod Stain]

Jesus is Passover Lamb, Last Supper was a Passover Seder!

no he isn't.

he wasn't even alive yet.