Did he? Logically possible or not? Why not the Son of God chose to get burried for 6 months till the body rotten fully and then resurrected with brand new body, this will be more convincing of his supernatural power, right? Or, he get cremated into ashes, and the ashes can combine by itself to form a new immortal body. If I were God, I will decide to do more marvellous miracle than 3-day resurrection. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Finally, what is the odds of believing Jesus resurrected? The probability is higher than hitting a 6/49 lottery?
Why? People today who do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus would still not believe in the resurrection if the biblical story had him in the grave for 6 months. Actually they would be less likely to believe it. For the people who saw it there was no need for anything more dramatic than 3 days. There is no probability factors. Jesus was either resurrected from the dead or He was not resurrected from the dead. All Praise The Ancient Of Days
There is no evidence he did. And if he did so what? It means the alleged sacrifice wasn't really a sacrifice.
What evidence do we need ? do I believe Jerusalem was destroyed in 65 ad and the Jews were not permitted to live in Palestine. Is there evidence to thos facts . If you believe that , then you should believe what the apostles have said. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
If you believe that there once lived a man named Jesus, then you should believe the bible in a literal sense.
None, if you're prepared to admit that you're ridiculously gullible. 65 AD? :shrug: And what does that have to do with the veracity (or otherwise) of the rest of the bible? Because you think that any book that includes at least one fact must be entirely factual throughout? By this "logic" Winnie the Pooh is a biographical/ historical treatise. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I don't know how much you believe or know history, but your first paragraph indicate you should read more history. I give some facts, but you instead to think about them you just strike them down. The next question to you is, when Christianity, Nazarine, or the Way started ? and the teaching of Christianity by whom started, and were there followers of His teaching , Was His teaching about be truthful ?Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Were his followers witnesses of His resurrection ?
So you're assuming that his resurrection is history? History is based on evidence. Which you implied you didn't need. :shrug: What "facts"? They claimed to be. And these claims are unverified.
Since most scholars agree that Mark, the oldest gospel, was written around 65 to 70 CE, then the inclusion of "current" events shouldn't be surprising.
There is some small indication that there might have been someone from whom the Jesus character was based, but again, no conclusive evidence. But that is not the same thing as believing the legends were true.
Tell me Is there some evidence that Attila the Hun existed ? Is there any evidence Anibal the son of Amilkar existed ?
Yea that's the problem with history. You have to rely on sources and use your brain (historians) to determeine whether a source is reliable or not. Are there any history geeks around who have studied this stuff about a Jesus character?