If I perceive your agenda correctly I think I am largely in sympathy with its intentions, but if you're serious about going further down the road with this I would suggest you spend $34.95 and download Bart Ehrman's lecture course (www.teach12.com) on the "The Historical Jesus" (Bart chairs religious studies at UNC Chapel Hill). During a recent appearance on "The Daily Show" Dr. Ehrman went so far as to characterize himself as an agnostic, so rest assured he's hardly out to convert you to orthodox Christianity.
off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- In [email protected], Jonathan Chadwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No serious religious scholar doubts that there was a (very possibly illiterate) Jewish peasant named Jesus who lived from about 4 BCE to about 30 CE and who taught an apocalyptic spiritual message. But interestingly there is hardly a reference to him outside of overtly Christian writings until after the start of the second century CE. Fr. Dominic Crossan, a world-class New Testament expert, says that Jesus' body was most likely eaten by dogs. >> EXACTLY: They took a common myth and in the 3nd century deliberately turned it into a political force for power grabbing and inspiring and controllong the downtrodden peasants. Also: "Religious Scholar" is an oxymoron. And, NO SERIOUS ACTUAL SCHOLAR sees ANY evidence for the Biblical Jesus, but sees it as a STORY told by the people. A MYTH. OffWorld --------------------------------- 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut.
