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- Subject: Re: Crucifixion of Jesus?
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- From: lippard@skyblu.ccit.arizona.edu (James J. Lippard)
- Date: 14 Dec 1992 11:20 MST
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- In article <1992Dec14.034645.791@hfsi.uucp>, ata@hfsi.UUCP (John Ata - FSO) writes...
- >In article <1992Dec12.005349.25319@netcom.com> sheaffer@netcom.com (Robert Sheaffer) writes:
- >>In article <1992Dec10.211744.1@stsci.edu> zellner@stsci.edu writes:
- >>> > The strongest argument for crucifixion is "multiple attestation" -- all
- >>> > 4 gospels (or 3.5 if you doubt the Markan addendum) describe it ...
- >>
- >>Of course, the accounts in Matthew and Luke are derived from Mark, so
- >>you *really* only have two....
- >
- >Robert, Robert, Robert...again your logic escapes me. When it
- >suits your purpose, you have so much delight expounding the
- >*differences* in the different Gospels suggesting that this author
- >purposely misheld information to make their point, etc, etc.
- >Then, when it is pointed out that all 4 Gospels agree on some
- >point, you poo pah that by saying that two were derived from the
- >third. You cannot have it both ways. If in your mind, the
- >differences in the Gospels take away from their authenticity, then
- >the likeness in the Gospels must add to their authenticity.
-
- If two accounts are word-for-word identical, it is likely that one is
- *copied* from the other, and you don't have two independent sources
- for the account. If two accounts *contradict* each other, then you
- know that at least one of them must be false. Some kinds of similarities
- discredit sources, and some kinds of differences also discredit sources.
- Get it?
-
- >>>St. Paul also refers to Jesus's death on a cross, in his letters to the
- >>>Galatians and Corinthians. Of course Paul wasn't an eyewitness, but he
- >>>mentioned in Corinthians that many eyewitnesses were still alive, and his
- >>>information had to come very early.
- >>
- >>Yes, but in 1 Thessalonians - argued by many scholars to be the oldest book
- >>in the NT (although probably only 1 - 2 years before Galatians), Paul not only
- >>fails to mention the cross, but more significantly, says that THE JEWS, not
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >>the Romans, executed Jesus.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >
- >The 1 Thessalonian letter is basically a short one (1950 words) with a specific
- >purpose in mind. What logical reason do you have for Paul to have mentioned
- >the crucifixion in that letter specifically?
-
- Read the underlined portion of what you quoted, and verses 14 and 15 of
- 1 Thessalonians.
-
- Jim Lippard Lippard@CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
- Dept. of Philosophy Lippard@ARIZVMS.BITNET
- University of Arizona
- Tucson, AZ 85721
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