No, and that is to even be expected.
He was a prophet whose movement had around 120 or so core disciples along with his apostles, plus thousands who followed him about and considered him a healer and revolutionary teacher.
There are people who have done similar things that are completely lost to history other than small records that vaguely outline the controversy surrounding them… We shouldn’t really expect more in terms of proof…
But what is unique is the fact that we have an extremely well preserved corpus of text surrounding him. We also have some good idea that a lot of his followers were prosecuted and killed, and never recanted in the process, which might incline you to believe in the radical truth that they lived by.
Of course I am biased - I am a Christian - but it really does just seem pointlessly antagonistic to dismiss His Existence at all.
boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 5 months ago
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AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Doesn’t the old testament acknowledge the existence of the other gods of the region? The Hebrew’s god tells them not to worship the other gods but only him. They’re not presented as false gods, more as opponents.
boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 5 months ago
So christians believe in multiple Gods? What about gods from other regions? Does Jesus God Holy spirit supervise them? I love the Bible, when it comes to fantasy… You really can’t get any better…I met a goddess on the Truckee River one time and I tell you whut boy
Lovstuhagen@hilariouschaos.com 4 months ago
This is one of the silliest quotes because we know that the ancient pagans often viewed one another’s gods as correspondent - “Thor is their Zeus,” etc.
And then you have the problem of henotheism where there is potentially a single god with many avatars and a pantheon of lesser spiritual beings… And you start to realize, "Wait, if the Vasihnavites, Shiavites, etc. are really just saying that there is a an arch deity over everything with many avatars in the form of lesser gods that he wears the masks of, plus lesser deities that can’t defy him and act as angels and demons…
"… What is a God, really? Aren’t they nearly monotheists…?"
What is a God.
Plus there’s the very classic position of the Jews and the Chrsitians - the gods of gentiles are demons.
Christianity does not become a religion that denies other gods, but one that claims other gods are misidentified.
Throw in some liberalism and yuo can even have Christians arguing that the worship directed as Vishnu by devoted Hindus who lead ethical lives and strive to be great manifestations of goodness & virtue for the sake of God’s love is not the worship of demons, at all, but rather, an attempt to reach our God through their own traditions that may even be guided in some form by the Holy Spirit…
So, IDK, IDK to what extent anyone is denying other people’s gods and its relevance to religion today.
boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Pass it man! Damn!
Lovstuhagen@hilariouschaos.com 4 months ago
You bring back memories, man.
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But I am serious…! This is how it works…!