There was a Paul that lived in Midwest America Is that proof he had a big blue ox?
I do not understand.
Like, we have that elusive physical evidence that 6,000 of Sparticus’ followers were crucified…
Go on then. Show us the evidence.
There’s a pretty good chance at least one of those guys was named Jesus too mate, it was a pretty common name
Not all the texts use that name. Some say Christus or Chrestus, ha-Notzri, Yeshu, ben Stada or ben Pandera.
I do not understand
That is clear.
Go on then. Show us the evidence.
You want me to physically show you? Like roll up to your house with it?
Can’t I just give you a link that provides the info about it?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion#Ancient_Rome
And you definitely didn’t understand that last bit you quoted…
You haven’t understood all of this.
I get it man, you have “faith” but that’s not evidence.
It doesn’t mean anything
I get it man
You don’t
you have “faith”
I don’t.
that’s not evidence
The evidence we’re talking about is the textual references in Pliny etc.
Say we have a textual reference like this: “In the year of the consulship of Caius Vipstanus and Caius Fonteius, Nero deferred no more a long meditated crime. Length of power had matured his daring, and his passion for Poppaea daily grew more ardent.”… would you say that a person called Caius Vipstanus existed from that evidence?
I think we are in agreement on the major points:
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“There’s a Jesus that got crucified, but no mention about him being able to perform miracles”
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We know this from somewhat later annals. The texts are closer in the timeline to the historical figure than in the case of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, and are more numerous.
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We share a general contempt for Christians and Christianity.
You just made up #2 and apparently don’t know what contemporary means…
But I don’t think explaining is going to help.
