Biblical Criticism & History Forum - earlywritings.com

I wouldn't call it narcissism. The evidence for any conclusion is thin, so we naturally fill in the blanks with our own understandings of how the world works.

Let's not forget Niger of Perera mentioned by Josephus, who is also discovered alive in a cave "on the third day" after being thought incinerated, his survival being seen by many as a sign of his vindication from Yahweh. Seems the "on the third day" was a common story-telling tro...

Interesting. It's not the most romantic of Jesus stories. That's the only reason I can think...

Yep. Love Bob Price. Have learned so much from him over the years.

Someone started making a documentary about him a few months back. Hope the rest of it gets released at some point:

^Is anyone asking or expecting "certainty" though?

Kapyong, do you think that the Tacitus passage in question isn't a reference to a historical Jesus (regardless whether you think it an authentic or historically reliable passage)? I'm not asking what you might claim to know, but what you suspect/believe.

I've been doing some reading on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, and came across a footnote in Richard Carrier's On The Historicity of Jesus , p.516, regarding 15:6 - Paul's claimed resurrected Jesus' appearance to the infamous yet mysterious 500 brethren at one time. I hadn't heard this idea before and found...

^Oh, I see. I thought about a further follow up, but the 'witchhunt' would definitely be on at that point! The second response was satisfactory, if still a little curiously whetting.

Perhaps you could seek clarification with a simple question: i.e. Do you, Trobisch, believe in a historical Jesus? That's what I asked him the first time around. I asked what his *suspicion* was, where he leaned on the historical Jesus question, specifying that I wasn't asking what he could demonst...

^Ha. Yes. I felt that way too when I sent the follow up. But I felt a little cheated by the first response. Don't like getting a deliberate dodge from what was a fairly straight forward question. Having read some of his work, I respect Trobisch immensely. It wouldn't have bothered me either way.