They are documents drafted by men and should be subject to the same scrutiny as any other historical document.
I agree. What I want to know, is: Are the gospels historically accurate? Do they dictate the truth, or are they fictional?
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They are documents drafted by men and should be subject to the same scrutiny as any other historical document.
Apparent discrepencies in no way disprove God either!
You ask if Scriptures are accurate. There is no proof either way.
No, but can anyone prove it either?noob said:Fact: Jesus Christ existed.
can anyone disprove this fact?
To me they are fictional. For one, they were written written awhile after Jesus's death. If that is true, it would be pretty hard to remember everything and what Jesus said and what not.noob said:I agree. What I want to know, is: Are the gospels historically accurate? Do they dictate the truth, or are they fictional?
I wouldn't say Christianity is made-up, but i would say that it was designed.noob said:So if their is a possibility that the bible is fictional, than their is a possibility that Christianity is a made up religion?
noob said:Discrepencies in the bible would make anything stated in the bible as false or unlikely.
noob said:Hi.
Does anybody know any non-biblical sources that correspond with and reinforce the historical accuracy of the bible?
I have heard of a Roman Historian named Josephus... Who was he and does his writings show that the bible is historically accurate?
Fact: Jesus Christ existed.
can anyone disprove this fact?
You are right. Nothing can prove that God exists. But if it is true that a man named Jesus Christ exist, that he claimed to be the son of God, and that he was crucified, and ressurrected, it is highly likely that God exists. At the least, it shows that Jesus' prophesy that he would be ressurected was true.
I agree. What I want to know, is: Are the gospels historically accurate? Do they dictate the truth, or are they fictional?
Discrepencies in the bible would make anything stated in the bible as false or unlikely.
What if I told you their is.
JerryL said:.
Some of these claims can be validated externally.
I will happily attempt to disprove your fact as long as you produce your justification. -Fluffy
To a degree, I would say yes.Is the bible historically accurate?
People who wrote the bible might have been under the influenced of another awareness that made them believe what they are writing is the truth is also a possibility. Since no one is alive from that era, it is hard to determine the validity of the facts of the bible, its just a tool that humanity uses to do its own purpose...
I will happily attempt to disprove your fact as long as you produce your justification. -Fluffy
In 71 he arrived in Rome in the entourage of Titus, becoming a Roman citizen and Flavian client (hence he is often referred to as Flavius Josephus - see below). In addition to Roman citizenship he was granted accommodation in Vespasian's former home, land in conquered Judea, and a decent, if not extravagant, pension. It was while in Rome, and under Flavian patronage, that Josephus wrote all of his known works.
Josephus offers information about individuals, groups, customs and geographical places. His writings provide a significant, extra-biblical account of the post-exilic period of the Maccabees, the Hasmonean dynasty and the rise of Herod the Great. He makes references to the Sadducees, Jewish High Priests of the time, Pharisees and Essenes, the Herodian Temple, Quirinius' census and the Zealots, and to such figures as Pontius Pilate, Herod the Great, Agrippa I and II, John the Baptist, James the brother of Jesus, and a highly disputed reference to Jesus. He is an important source for studies of immediate post-Temple Judaism (and, thus, the context of early Christianity).
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Publius
(or: Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c. 56 – c. 117)
Only the first four books and twenty-six chapters of the fifth book have survived, covering the year 69 and the first part of 70.
In the article When were the gospels written and by whom?, I demonstrated that Matthew, Mark, and Luke were all written before 70 A.D. Basically, the book of Acts was written by Luke. But Luke fails to mention the destruction of Jerusalem in 79. A.D., nor does he mention the deaths of James (A.D. 62), Paul (A.D. 64), and Peter (A.D. 65).
The gospel of John is supposed to have been written by John the apostle. It is written from the perspective of an eyewitness of the events of Christ's life. The John Rylands papyrus fragment 52 of John's gospel dated in the year 135 contains portions of John 18:31-33, 37-38. This fragment was found in Egypt and a considerable amount of time is needed for the circulation of the gospel before it reached Egypt. It is the last of the gospels and appears to have been written in the 80's to 90's.