Originally Posted by TaekOne
yeah, i know what you mean. only thing is, the bible was never written in its entirety all at once. it is, for lack of better ways to explain, a compilation. the gospels and the letters that follow them in the bible are all written w/in a specific time frame. there have been many other texts, and this recent one proves that there are still more to be found, but theyve been dated outside of what the OG scholars determined to be a reliable time frame.
well the article said that
The text, written in Coptic script, is believed to be a translation of an original Greek text written by Christians before AD 180.
so Jess was is right it might(and probably isint) not come from oral traditon
Originally Posted by ezay
I think the consistent accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are far more credible than this document. Many people in that time despised Jesus for his teaching and tried to spread false rumors about him. Interesting topic though.
how do you know that matthew, mark, luke and John werent brain washed, or spread rumors about how "good" he was...