sschlichter

Mark Twain was not participating in an illegal religion and his books did not proselitize for an illegal religion. I am not sure entertainment is a possibility unless the authors were so aloof to the fact that Christians existed or the gospels were written so early that Christians were not yet persecuted.

Deus Ex

Is it?


Many conservative protestants find comfort in inerrancy; much like Catholics find comfort in an infallible Church and Pope. This does not make these beliefs true.

No kidding that Evangelicals have a hard time defining inerrancy. All biblical contradictions are plain to see and quite obvious once one throws out the presupposition that the bible must be inerrant.

show_no_mercy

Why would an itinerant rabbi need to learn how to write? Why would students of said homeless rabbi need to learn how to write? Christians weren't exactly evangelizing to the 10% of the population that was educated.

Amaleq13

There is no "context" that eliminates the fact that any reporter who only described two planes is providing false information. He is simply wrong and whoever hired him to describe the event should probably be fired.

So, which of the Gospel authors was wrong and why shouldn't the guy who hired him be fired?

No, the number of planes involved has not changed. It is and always will be wrong to only report the involvement of two planes.

You've tried this lame analogy before haven't you? And it was just as easily exposed as sophistry as it has been now. The wise man learns from his mistakes rather than repeat them.

sschlichter

Of course the number of planes has not changed, what is fluid is the meaning of the term 9/11. It used to be a date, then it meant something else and that something else is fluid. if you are not capable of seeing that then the only way for you to test inerrancy is to find jesus' accountant and check the math. that would be a test that would fit your intolerance for language and expression.

I provided a link to the original analogy. the wise man usually holds his tongue until he finishes the post. (holds his tongue, in this case refers to one who do not speak too abruptly, it is not a term that refers to the literal grasping of one's tongue - in case you are looking for errors in the language of my post.)

sschlichter

yes, that was my point. you will probably find people that will argue for inerrancy because it is troubling for them otherwise.

sschlichter

the disciple is potentially learning how to read, not the rabbi.

show_no_mercy

And what segment of the population are these disciples evangelizing to? The 10% who could read?

sschlichter

Since this is exhausting, let's just say that it impossible
That a fisherman could read or write.

That being said, how many years would it
Take to learn to write greek after becoming
An apostle full time?

bacht

Wouldn't that depend on whether the pupil could write at all? Trying to teach adult illiterates isn't easy. If Peter and the others were really peasants then the best result would've been for them to dictate to others, probably in Aramaic.