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

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DOC said:
Well other than Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, Oxford scholar Sherwin-White and Roman historians thought highly of Gospel writer Luke as an historian.

Oxford scholar A.N. Sherwin-White wrote:

"For the New Testament of Acts, the confirmation of historicity is overwhelming. Any attempt to reject its basic historicity, even in matters of detail, must now appear absurd. Roman historians have long taken it for granted. - A. N. Sherwin-White, Roman Society and Roman Law in the New Testament (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1963), p. 189.
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From Lucian's link:
...the book has nothing to do with the historical reliability of the resurrection accounts or any of the miracle stories. As the book’s title suggests, Sherwin-White’s interest was Roman law and society. The book addresses the procedural and jurisdictional issues that arise in the gospel accounts of Jesus’ trial and the issues of Paul's Roman citizenship that arise in the book of Acts.
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A. N. Sherwin-White said:
one may show how the various historical and social and legal problems raised by the Gospels and Acts now look to a Roman historian. That, and only that, is the intention of these lectures.
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DOC, In previous posts, you have asked for people to identify specific logical fallacies, although you dishonestly ignore the responses. Here is another:
DOC said:
God, where would the world be now if isn't wasn't for Christianity. I seriously believe Western Civilization might not even exist now if isn't wasn't for Christianity.
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This is an argument from incredulity. You're welcome.
 
kmortis said:
It's these no information posts that really hurt your credabil...it...oh, nevermind. Move along. Nothing to see here.
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Actually, based upon the quality of information DOC provides, I would say his no-information posts help his credibility.
 
welshdean said:
These all died, some suffered horrible and agonising deaths, in the name of Harry Potter.
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I think you forgot Albus Dumbledore. Not only did he die in the name of Harry Potter, and very specifically to further Harry Potter's aims in life (he intended that the Deathstick should pass to Potter on his death), but the Harry Potter books include embarrassing details about his life, in particular his pride and his neglect of family responsibilities in his early life. There are also embarrassing details about Harry Potter, in particular his uncle, aunt and cousin's repeated descriptions of him as unnatural, worthless and even criminal. And, finally, Harry himself had to give up his education, desert his friends and abandon his one true love just to fulfil his destiny; as somebody said, he certainly didn't make life easy for himself.

As for simple, unembellished accounts, this is J. K. Rowling we're talking about.

Dave
 
joobz said:
Actually, based upon the quality of information DOC provides, I would say his no-information posts help his credibility.
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I said "Move along. Nothing to see here." Can't you read?



Geez, give a guy a phD and he can't read simple English....



Now, how do I do an invisible smilie?
:p

I guess that'll work.
 
kmortis said:
I said "Move along. Nothing to see here." Can't you read?
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I can read quite well. Why would one write:
"'these no information posts that really hurt your credabil..."
If you didn't believe DOC already had credibility.

Hasn't this thread taught you that a person can selectively take sections of text out of context and assert meaning to that text which wasn't previously intended?
 
joobz said:
I can read quite well. Why would one write:
"'these no information posts that really hurt your credabil..."
If you didn't believe DOC already had credibility.

Hasn't this thread taught you that a person can selectively take sections of text out of context and assert meaning to that text which wasn't previously intended?
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yes, and you may notice that I cut my self off once my internal censor realized what I was writing was total buffalo chips. And since I have a higer post count than you, that makes me right. Take that, Mr. Tergiversator, if that is your real name!
 
Mojo said:
Actually, I think it might be an argumentum ad consequentiam. It's certainly a fallacy though.
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Ah, you may be right. The first sentence might have just been sheer incredulity, but the second is clearly an appeal to consequences. Thanks.
 
Hey, folks, look over here!

It looks like evidence, but it's fallen down the back of the settee!

Maybe it fell out of DOC's pocket, and he's been searching for it ever since.

Ah, no - sorry, false alarm.

It's Sir Alf Ramsey's proof that Luke invented the 4-4-2 football formation, a matching set of Caesar's signatures and DOC's sense of humour.

Alas...

:)
 
DOC said:
Why should it as long a people continue to learn things that can affect their eternity.
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Come again?

Let me restate this: Do you think people continue to learn things about their eternity based on your sadly lacking arguments and evidence?
 
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