outhouse

We only have non-Jews, being influenced by the OT for all of the NT.


And of course there are arguments, there would have been some amount of aquabbling within the different sects of Judaism, let alone adding non-jews to the mix debating it.

sotto voce

Sort of. What we see in what is erroneously titled the New Testament is the claim of fulfilment of promise and prophecy of a messiah who was to give a new 'heart of flesh' instead of a 'stone' one. Its allegories and antitypes, its motifs, its metaphors, repeat with complete consistency throughout, from Genesis to Revelation, with cross-referencing that is not conscious and deliberate, but effectively identifies what is of itself, and what is not. In the beginning is the ending. If the deity of Genesis was to be true to his word, there was nothing in the 'NT' that was one whit novel or unexpected. It is one story. It may be arrant drivel, but its self-contained consistency is unique; a factor that has compelled many into intellectual belief, if not personal faith. But one has to study long and hard to properly appreciate this.

sotto voce

duplicate del.