>>20646986Carrier is not a New Testament scholar, and he contradicts the consensus of qualified experts in New Testament scholarship and textual criticism.
The view that Jesus is a myth, having never existed, is fringe, and a view not held by modern New Testament scholars (whether conservative or liberal). Using the data conceded by New Testament critics, we can establish the historicity of Jesus.
The following 7 epistles are considered by critics to be genuinely Pauline (meaning, the critics believe Paul actually wrote them). The seven epistles attributed to St. Paul:
Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, Philemon.
Jesus (not to mention Christ) is mentioned 148 times in these epistles.
>In the genuinely Pauline epistle to the Galatians, Paul states in chapter 1:18-19 that he spent 15 days with Cephas (St. Peter), and met James, "the Lord's brother." If anyone knows whether or not Jesus existed, it has got to be Jesus' brother James, and Peter. The historicity of Jesus is established by this data.>The Agnostic New Testament scholar and textual expert Bart Ehrman wrote a book in defense of the historical Jesus called, “The Historical Jesus.”The following minimal facts about Jesus are held by the vast majority of New Testament scholars today, whether they are theologically conservative or liberal.
>1. Jesus died by crucifixion.>2. Jesus' skeptical brother James suddenly converted.>3. The church persecutor Paul converted to Christianity.>4. Jesus disciples believed that Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to them.>5. Jesus' tomb was found empty. This is held by about 80 percent of modern scholars.Not only do these minimal facts indicate the historicity of Jesus, they also evidence his resurrection. For more on this see "The Case For the Resurrection of Jesus," by Habermas and Licona.
The mythical Jesus thing has been disproven over and over and over again. It's pathetic that you're still trying to shill it.
