Evidence for why we know the New Testament writers told the truth.

[Marduk]

Yay! Another 10 Nubians to you!

You'll have enough for a Haka soon.

youre still on the Nubians then, we have this new invention over here called "monotheism", its great for installing loyalty in your owned slaves and get this, above all else its a belief system that tells them that theyre not slaves, despite all the evidence to the contrary
so keep your nubians, we have semites

 

[Akhenaten]

youre still on the Nubians then, we have this new invention over here called "monotheism", its great for installing loyalty in your owned slaves and get this, above all else its a belief system that tells them that theyre not slaves, despite all the evidence to the contrary
so keep your nubians, we have semites

So THAT'S where those bloody reed-cutters went.

I shall despatch General Moses to round them up immediately. Umm, as long as you've finished with them?


Ankh udja seneb,

Hail Babylon.


ETA: This "monotheism" is relevant to my interests, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter cuneiform tablets. I'll leave some letters for you in Amarna by way of exchange.

 

[amb]

Oh mighty one. Have you any Cleopatra like goddeses laying around with nothing to do?
How much Nubians will it cost me to get one?
And can I get her through Amazon?

 

[Akhenaten]

Oh mighty one. Have you any Cleopatra like goddeses laying around with nothing to do?
How much Nubians will it cost me to get one?
And can I get her through Amazon?

And praise of the Chief Wife of the King, his beloved, the Lady of the Two Lands: Nefer-neferu-Aten Nefert-iti, living, healthy, and youthful forever and ever.

- Eye, Fan Bearer on the Right Hand of Pharaoh​

© Frank Frazetta​

 

[pakeha]

Yay! Another 10 Nubians to you!

You'll have enough for a Haka soon.

The living giving beams of your living solar disc can only be compared to your generosity, O Akhenaten.

Unfortunately, the lads aren't taking well to Marmite and three have developed an allergy to sheep.

I'm sure they'd be much happier guarding harems and I beg misercordia for these unfortunates. Please accept their return to the Black Land.
Obviously I'll pay the shipping, O Pharoah.

 

[Akhenaten]

The living giving beams of your living solar disc can only be compared to your generosity, O Akhenaten.

Unfortunately, the lads aren't taking well to Marmite and three have developed an allergy to sheep.

I'm sure they'd be much happier guarding harems and I beg misercordia for these unfortunates. Please accept their return to the Black Land.
Obviously I'll pay the shipping, O Pharoah.

Nubia sends her thanks,

Hail Aotearoa!

 

[amb]

No wonder the N/T is such a mish mash of words salad. With such beauty to distract the worshippers of Ra the Sun God which gave birth to the tales in the christian bible.
Thank you O Pharoah.

 

[pakeha]

youre still on the Nubians then, we have this new invention over here called "monotheism", its great for installing loyalty in your owned slaves and get this, above all else its a belief system that tells them that theyre not slaves, despite all the evidence to the contrary
so keep your nubians, we have semites

But will it cure an allergy to sheep, then?

Wait. I think I've got it.
I tell the slaves their allergy is really caused by their disobedient, idolatrous refusal to couple with 12 year old girls rather than indulging in sexual past-times amongst themselves as per the ravings of mistranslated collection of fire-side tales?
OK.

 

[dafydd]

I'm a dyslexic devil worshipper and I pray to Santa.

 

[Akhenaten]

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[DOC]

Christ didn't say evidence was not needed- why do you think he appeared to the scared and doubting apostles after the Resurrection. Don't you think He knew they were scared and doubtful. If no evidence was needed, it wouldn't have been necessary to appear to them...

And evidence of this story ever occurring is?...

As noted earlier- from Wiki's article on the "List of Christian Martyrs"

* Saint Stephen, Protomartyr, was stoned c. 34 A.D.
* James the Great (Son of Zebedee) was beheaded in 44 A.D.
* Philip the Apostle was crucified in 54 A.D.
* Matthew the Evangelist killed with a halberd in 60 A.D.
* James the Just, beaten to death with a club after being crucified and stoned.
* Matthias was stoned and beheaded.
* Saint Andrew, St. Peter's brother, was crucified.
* Saint Mark was dragged in the streets until his death
* Saint Peter, crucified upside-down.
* Apostle Paul, beheaded in Rome.
* Saint Jude was crucified.
* Saint Bartholomew flayed alive and crucified.
* Thomas the Apostle was killed with a spear.
* Luke the Evangelist was hanged.
* Simon the Zealot was crucified in 74 A.D.

(Note: John the Evangelist according to legend was cooked in boiling hot oil but survived. He was the only one of the original twelve Apostles who was not martyred).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_martyrs

Also the very existence of the largest religion in the world, Christianity, can be considered evidence because the very essence and most important element of Christianity is the Resurrection. It is almost impossible to explain why Christianity is even in existence without the Resurrection.

 

[Cleon]

As noted earlier- from Wiki's article on the "List of Christian Martyrs"

... Is not, by any means, evidence for the historicity of the New Testament. As noted earlier. Repeatedly. At length. Using small words, explaining why.

Also the very existence of the largest religion in the world, Christianity, can be considered evidence

Not without a serious redefinition of the word "evidence."

 

[paximperium]

And evidence of this story ever occurring is?
And oh yeah, which apostles did he appear to;how, where, when and how many of them at a time?

So DOC's answer is basically no evidence. For some reason he believes red herring and irrelevant factoids is somehow magicked into evidence when he keeps regurgitating it.
And notice the bolded part he left out and is unable or unwilling to answer?

 

[joobz]

As noted earlier- from Wiki's article on the "List of Christian Martyrs"

* Saint Stephen, Protomartyr, was stoned c. 34 A.D.
* James the Great (Son of Zebedee) was beheaded in 44 A.D.
* Philip the Apostle was crucified in 54 A.D.
* Matthew the Evangelist killed with a halberd in 60 A.D.
* James the Just, beaten to death with a club after being crucified and stoned.
* Matthias was stoned and beheaded.
* Saint Andrew, St. Peter's brother, was crucified.
* Saint Mark was dragged in the streets until his death
* Saint Peter, crucified upside-down.
* Apostle Paul, beheaded in Rome.
* Saint Jude was crucified.
* Saint Bartholomew flayed alive and crucified.
* Thomas the Apostle was killed with a spear.
* Luke the Evangelist was hanged.
* Simon the Zealot was crucified in 74 A.D.

(Note: John the Evangelist according to legend was cooked in boiling hot oil but survived. He was the only one of the original twelve Apostles who was not martyred).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_martyrs

Also the very existence of the largest religion in the world, Christianity, can be considered evidence because the very essence and most important element of Christianity is the Resurrection. It is almost impossible to explain why Christianity is even in existence without the Resurrection.

So you returned after a hiatus to repeat the same failed arguments.

Such a shame.

 

[DOC]

And oh yeah, which apostles did he appear to;how, where, when and how many of them at a time?

The 4 Gospels answer all of these questions, but you don't believe them even though one of the Gospel writers, the physician Luke, has been called one of the world's greatest historians by Sir William M. Ramsay, who was a famous archaeologist and former skeptic.

 

[DOC]

So you returned after a hiatus to repeat the same failed arguments.

Actually I believe I haven't mentioned this argument before:

...the very existence of the largest religion in the world, Christianity, can be considered evidence because the very essence and most important element of Christianity is the Resurrection. It is almost impossible to plausibly explain why Christianity is even in existence without the Resurrection.

 

[paximperium]

The 4 Gospels answer all of these questions, but you don't believe them even though one of the Gospel writers, the physician Luke, has been called one of the world's greatest historians by Sir William M. Ramsay, who was a famous archaeologist and former skeptic.

Removed irrelevant drivel.
Really? So who was at the tomb?
Was the tomb open or closed? Simple questions.

 

[paximperium]

Actually I believe I haven't mentioned this argument before:

I'm sorry if you have never used such a fallacious and irrelevant argument before but all your worthless logical fallacy based arguments tend to mesh together into one big pile of stupid...but I believe you've used that silly argument before.

 

[Hokulele]

Also the very existence of the largest religion in the world, Christianity, can be considered evidence because the very essence and most important element of Christianity is the Resurrection. It is almost impossible to explain why Christianity is even in existence without the Resurrection.

The very existence of Scientology is evidence that Xenu exists.

You have been warned.

 

[Akhenaten]

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Also the very existence of the largest religion in the world, Christianity, can be considered evidence because the very essence and most important element of Christianity is the Resurrection. It is almost impossible to explain why Christianity is even in existence without the Resurrection.

It's a poor imitation of genuine monotheism, stolen by some goatherders who lacked the imagination of the original source of your fairytales.

The 4 Gospels answer all of these questions, but you don't believe them even though one of the Gospel writers, the physician Luke, has been called one of the world's greatest historians by Sir William M. Ramsay, who was a famous archaeologist and former skeptic.