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Originally Posted by AENeuman
Interesting book review of a book on New Testament.
This quote, perfectly sums up the NT, to me:
“The New Testament, after all, is not a store of ancient wonders like the Hebrew Bible. It’s a grab bag of reportage, rumor, folk memory, and on-the-hoof mysticism produced by regular people, everyday babblers and clunkers, under the pressure of a supremely irregular event—namely, the life and death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
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The NT is a lot of 1st person witness testimony. And a bunch of letters from Paul. And the testimony and witness of the disciples.
While the last sentence sounds like the 1st, Im referring to Revelation and the like as witness and testimony.
In the 1st sentence there are over 500 witnesses to Jesus' death. And as many saw him after he was resurrected.
I dont think all of them were "babblers and clunkers".
The resurrection is the foundation. And it cannot be disproved. Many smarter people than us have tried and failed miserably.