tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post7043544897722408548..comments2024-02-10T02:53:47.545-06:00Comments on Do You Ever Think About Things You Do Think About?: Why I Am Agnostic About HJ (17): Putting Together the PuzzleVinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955726889682177434noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-8890157524541527612011-05-09T01:44:20.725-05:002011-05-09T01:44:20.725-05:00'Dr. McGrath argues that the existence of an a...'Dr. McGrath argues that the existence of an actual historical Jesus is a much more likely explanation for the origin and growth of a religion based on a crucified Davidic Messiah than a purely mythical or legendary Jesus could be, however, it is hard to see what the basis might for assessing this probability.'<br /><br />Why did people start to regard a crucified criminal as the agent through whom God had created the world - rather like regarding Lee Harvey Oswald as the True President of the United States?<br /><br />Historicists never say what crime Jesus had committed that led to him being crucified.<br /><br />How were people in Corinth attracted to the idea of a crucified criminal being the person they should worship?<br /><br /><br />We have evidence today of religions being founded on mythical personages - just read about Benjamin Creme and the Maitreya.Steven Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.com