the answer to the above question hinges on when the gospel was actually written.
many scholars feel it was written some time after the destruction of the temple in 70 c.e.
if this is so, it is a clever fake, pretending to have been written earlier by an eye-witness to the events, or someone close to an eye-witness.
My comments expresses the tangle one can get in by refusing to be consistent.
How can you read Mathew chapters23/24 and refer to 'the possible interpretation in it to the fall of Jerusalem?'
Your are a kind and decent man who tries to see goodness and truth in all things. This comes through in every post you make. Alas the world of humans is far more duplicitous than you seem able to accept.
the answer to the above question hinges on when the gospel was actually written.
many scholars feel it was written some time after the destruction of the temple in 70 c.e.
if this is so, it is a clever fake, pretending to have been written earlier by an eye-witness to the events, or someone close to an eye-witness.
So the criteria for whether the GOM is fake is whether it was written before or after the fall of Jerusalem
because of the possible interpretation in it to the fall of Jerusalem?
'Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive.'
the answer to the above question hinges on when the gospel was actually written.
many scholars feel it was written some time after the destruction of the temple in 70 c.e.
if this is so, it is a clever fake, pretending to have been written earlier by an eye-witness to the events, or someone close to an eye-witness.
What criteria would we use to decide that Matthew, or any Gospel, was Fake?
Prophecy was at no time brought by man’s will,
but men spoke from God as they were borne along by holy spirit.
1 Peter 1:20
The criteria is explained in the bible itself. Was God speaking through these men or were they just postulating?
the answer to the above question hinges on when the gospel was actually written.
many scholars feel it was written some time after the destruction of the temple in 70 c.e.
if this is so, it is a clever fake, pretending to have been written earlier by an eye-witness to the events, or someone close to an eye-witness.
I don't understand how the word 'clever' got into this Question.
don't try to lie about it.
you accept some of these people as an authority.
you listen to them.
Think of Terry as:
The slap round the face that a hysterical person needs.
The lancet that helps a boil to heal.
The anti-acid that is needed after over-indulgence.
The fiscal squeeze that brings a sense of realism back into an economy.
We don't need faith to know he exists. He is a living, breathing, bull-shit detector, appearing on a website near you - soon.
Hail Terry!
some months ago i was listening to a co-worker witnessing to some others about why he believes and why they should to.
as i listened i kept hearing over and over about the "rewards" of eternal life in heaven in the kingdom of god.
later on we had a conversation that went like this.. me: can i ask you a question about your beliefs?.
My attitude is that I will serve Him because I love Him.
What He chooses to do in return is entirely His business and none of my concern.
If only we could find a God who is that grown up.
i once heard a psychiatrist explain suicide as the ultimate act of self-preservation.
sound weird?.
counter-intuitive as that sounds, he went on to explain why.. when all you value in life is threatened you do whatever desperate act that will preserve that value.. destruction of self stops the ......process.....of consciously losing.
I have looked up METAPHOR but he or she is not listed among the Greek and roman god's. I can only assume this impostor is a false god.
You talk of a 'good metaphor?' Only my gods are good.
You say, 'But the greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor.' If metaphor has a master then he or she is not a god.
You talk in riddles to confound us, but to no avail.
if you have been "brain washed" the control of your thinking has been wrested away from you and diverted.. .
hidden cues have replaced the ordinary path of logical analysis when examining your world.. .
think of this like a detour sign on a highway.
But how can someone be a true Christian if we can never know if the Christ really said that?
Faith - cyberjesus - faith.
i once heard a psychiatrist explain suicide as the ultimate act of self-preservation.
sound weird?.
counter-intuitive as that sounds, he went on to explain why.. when all you value in life is threatened you do whatever desperate act that will preserve that value.. destruction of self stops the ......process.....of consciously losing.
An interesting post Tammy.
You seem to have found a balance that works for you. Just finding a way through life that suits us and makes us feel fulfilled and happy is a major achievement.
Sometimes the harsh glare of reality is too much to take without sunglasses. We see as much as we are prepared to and progress at a pace that suits us. I have my own abstractions to soften the hard edges.
if you have been "brain washed" the control of your thinking has been wrested away from you and diverted.. .
hidden cues have replaced the ordinary path of logical analysis when examining your world.. .
think of this like a detour sign on a highway.
All true Christians should love their enemies. Absolutely True.
Jesus commanded his followers to love their enemies. To not do this amounts to a rejection of Jesus. A no-no for Christians.
As a gladiator, I can do what the hell I want with mine. Oh, the freedom!
