tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post8396661761792272181..comments2024-02-10T02:53:47.545-06:00Comments on Do You Ever Think About Things You Do Think About?: The Case for the Real Jesus (9): Licona's Minimal FactsVinnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955726889682177434noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-471959043554855612008-04-18T23:51:00.000-05:002008-04-18T23:51:00.000-05:00Many many people converted to Christianity without...Many many people converted to Christianity without anything more than someone else's assurance that the resurrection took place. Quite a few willingly died for their beliefs.<BR/><BR/>I will happily accept Licona's minimal fact that some disciples saw something, but that does not give me any reason to believe that it was anything more than a vision seen by a few people and does not provide any particular support for the gospel acconts.Vinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08955726889682177434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118409153657833547.post-56910315983960861872008-04-18T22:23:00.000-05:002008-04-18T22:23:00.000-05:00So, if there was no resurrection, why did the disc...So, if there was no resurrection, why did the disciples convert from Judaism? Why would they abandon the religious system they were raised in on the basis of a know lie? Why would they do it based on incomplete evidence?<BR/><BR/>Where we accept the historical traditions that say the Apostles were martyred for their faith or not, we still have to account for their conversion. And not just their conversion, we have to account for the many others who converted and began a religious movement that swept the Roman Empire.<BR/><BR/>JKJ. K. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329537522697826005noreply@blogger.com