tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post4564838290630980218..comments2024-03-12T11:58:24.510+13:00Comments on Otagosh: Brinsmead on Biblical ScholarshipGavin Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965552923012880262noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-72618441115997338302015-01-15T11:00:06.192+13:002015-01-15T11:00:06.192+13:00For those with open eyes and no preconceived concl...For those with open eyes and no preconceived conclusion, the historical discrepancies - and the internal inconsistencies - are obvious and widespread. If you're interested (and I realize you're not) I suggest consulting the Encyclopedia of Biblical Errancy by Dennis McKinsey.<br /><br />Just for starters, a few basic inconsistencies: (1) two different sets of ancestors leading up to Joseph, for the purpose of demonstrating that Jesus is descended from David. But, what's the point? It says elsewhere that Joseph was not the father! (2) two different ways Judas died. I know, the apologists have explanations for both of these - which stretch logic to the breaking point, but hey, any explanation is good enough for a true believer.<br /><br />For a taste of historical discrepancies: (1) There was no "killing of the innocents". (2) There never was a census where every man had to go back to his ancestral town - the Romans never had such a practice and how could it ever work in real life anyway? (3) There were no inns in Judah (4) Neither Romans nor Jews crucified thieves so clearly that one was "made up" by someone who did not understand the culture, (4) similarly for many details of the alleged trial of Jesus. Ah, let's just stop there, the list goes on and on. Research further if you wish.The Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327459017793489626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-36042984316471905682015-01-14T03:08:21.708+13:002015-01-14T03:08:21.708+13:00Trying to make sense of the Bible will drive you i...Trying to make sense of the Bible will drive you insane: Ask Isaac Newton, Samuel Clemens, Robert Brinsmead, Karl Barth. <br />Brinsmead is the 20th century Joshua, leading us out of the fundamentalist wilderness. <br />Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52912413020249030.post-89142081948857722942015-01-13T14:46:02.441+13:002015-01-13T14:46:02.441+13:00"There are historical discrepancies in the fo..."There are historical discrepancies in the four Gospels." Sez who? I got a Harmony of the Gospels by Fred Coulter, and I'll put that up against some pointy-headed Ph.D. any day of the week --- but especially on the seventh day. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com