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miscreant · 06-10-2002, 08:15 AM

There seems to be a lot of debate back and forth about the lack of historical evidence for Jesus. I'm just wondering how much evidence there is outside the bible for some of the other major figures. John the baptist for example?

Kosh · 06-10-2002, 08:49 AM

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Originally posted by miscreant:
There seems to be a lot of debate back and forth about the lack of historical evidence for Jesus. I'm just wondering how much evidence there is outside the bible for some of the other major figures. John the baptist for example?

Josephus is the only mention of him that I've
read about.

Toto · 06-10-2002, 11:26 AM

<a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=6&t=000562&p=" target="_blank">John the Baptist - is he also a myth?</a>

Peter Kirby · 06-10-2002, 01:20 PM

A fair discussion of the historical John the Baptist can be found in Meier's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385469926/InternetInfidelsA" target="_blank">A Marginal Jew v. 2</a>.

best,
Peter Kirby

Toto · 06-10-2002, 08:12 PM

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A fair discussion of the historical John the Baptist can be found in Meier's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385469926/InternetInfidelsA" target="_blank">A Marginal Jew v. 2</a>.

Amazon prints that section in its sample pages.

Peter Kirby · 06-10-2002, 09:02 PM

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Amazon prints that section in its sample pages.

The section (Fredriksen calls it a book within a book) on John goes from p. 19 to p. 233 in the second volume of A Marginal Jew.

There is also Taylor's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802842364/InternetInfidelsA" target="_blank">The Immerser</a>.

best,
Peter Kirby

Michael Ledo · 06-29-2002, 08:36 AM

David and Solomon are also myths as are William Tell and Paul Bunyon

06-10-2002, 08:15 AM	#1
miscreant Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 170	Historical evidence for other biblical figures? There seems to be a lot of debate back and forth about the lack of historical evidence for Jesus. I'm just wondering how much evidence there is outside the bible for some of the other major figures. John the baptist for example?

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Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	<a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=6&t=000562&p=" target="_blank">John the Baptist - is he also a myth?</a>

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Peter Kirby Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: the reliquary of Ockham's razor Posts: 4,035	A fair discussion of the historical John the Baptist can be found in Meier's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385469926/InternetInfidelsA" target="_blank">A Marginal Jew v. 2</a>. best, Peter Kirby

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