--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Also from the MSNBC article: > > Others, however, view Christianity as having an intrinsic value that > transcends historical details. "The Christian faith says that Jesus is > with God, which is beyond proof or disproof," says John Dominic > Crossan, professor emeritus of religious studies at DePaul University > and author of the 2001 book, "Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, > Behind the Texts." So, does the faith collapse under the weight of a > supposed tomb of Jesus? "No," says Crossan. "Because the resurrection > is a metaphor"--a metaphor which is the ultimate source of the staying > power of Chrisitianity and the Bible. "It's the same pattern of > transcendence that you get from the first pages of the Bible, all the > way to the end. Historical questions do not shake the faith of us > metaphorists," says Crossan. "If you wish to take the Bible literally, > do," he says. "But do not tell other people who take it metaphorically > that they are not true Christians." >
There goes the Nicene Creed. No "real" Christian can say that and remain within the Catholic (not Roman) Church, by definition.
