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السلام عليكم
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I'm happy to do searches on request

Kapyong

Greetings all,

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Kapyong

9. Coins can be seen over the eyes of the image with writing identifying them as from Pilate's time !

Gday all, Joe Nickell, the shroud and National Geographic. Thanks yalla, here below are some quotes - When a great magazine like National Geographic speaks, the world naturally listens. We were especially glad this is so when—for its March 2015 cover article, “The War on Science”—it cited such attac...

National Geographic says "Every scientific attempt to replicate it in a lab has failed." Wrong. From wikipedia : Medieval photography According to the art historian Nicholas Allen, the image on the shroud was formed by a photographic technique in the 13th century. [174] Allen maintains th...

Gday, And if you have witnesses who claim to be testifying to the truth, that again is a clue you should take into account. But - there are no witnesses testifying to the truth. All you have is claims from unknown sources in anonymous stories - Your prior example claimed "... and we know his te...

Gday, If two independent witnesses tell the same story, the veracity of the story is bolstered. Many ancient books tell the tale of the creation of Adam and Eve - do you think that is historical ? Many ancient writers tell us about the magical exploits of Dionysus - does that make them historical ? ...

Gday pavurcn,

pavurcn wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:41 pm But even if we couldn't, we might at least have the humility and honesty to admit {the great pyramid} is a wonder.

I do -
I honestly admit it's a wonder

Kapyong

Gday pavurcn, Or, perhaps.... The validity of trustworthy and honorable witnesses in continuity over time, Nope. There are no contemporary witnesses to Jesus or the Gospel events. The documents we have are corrupted, often completely forged, included in then un-canonized out, and were changed and ed...

Gday all, What accounts for their certainty? The weight of tradition, the tendency to go along with everyone else, the embarassment of admitting error, the comfort of being right on this crucial issue, the enormous cultural baggage of Jesus being 'our' God, and the fear of the social chaos that woul...