the only citation that can be made to "prove" anything is the bible itself. that is my problem.
if i wrote a book on life - and only quoted my own book of life as proof that my book of life was true - would you believe what i said?
think about that for a minute.
why is it that the only source that can verify the claims made in the bible is the bible itself?
Maybe God will provide this broadcast for you tomorrow. That would really be cool!!
Seriously, I cannot argue this from a Historians point of view. I will assume that when you ask this question, you are asking from the vantage point of why others did not record the miraculous works done by Jesus.
First though archeology has supported completely the accuracy of the Bible in regards to historical authority figures and locations of cities and towns and such.
For the other part - this is only my opinion, so should be taken as such, because I have nothing to back it up.
I will assume that not many were literate at the time of Christ and those who were - were the very ones, in opposition to Him. If this assumption is true then those who wanted Him gone (the Saducees and Pharisees) would not have promoted Him. They were heavily reprimanded by Christ as He spent His time here on earth.
They (P and S) were the ones in power. They were the ones who continually tried to trap our Lord into saying things that were against God - not understanding He was God and attempting to label Him a heretic. Which they eventually did when they charged Him with blasphemy and put Him to death.
As for this part in particular
he only citation that can be made to "prove" anything is the bible itself. that is my problem.
if i wrote a book on life - and only quoted my own book of life as proof that my book of life was true - would you believe what i said?
think about that for a minute.
why is it that the only source that can verify the claims made in the bible is the bible itself?
from a historians point of view - that is not evidence enough to PROVE anything.
See the Bible was not written by one man alone though - it was written by many. The books chosen for the Bible were not chosen by one - but by many. The KJV which has been for centuries the standard of the English translations for the common man - was not translated by one man but by many.
In each of these stages you have different men with differing backgrounds and agendas and knowledge of the Word etc... coming together and having to agree completely on things. How else can that happen without divine intervention? Seriously though, with the checks and balances that have been in place throughout the whole process - it is more likely to be genuine than any other.
So, if we are coming from the standpoint of something being more reliable, then I would have to say this would prove to be it. Coming from the the knowledge of many men and not only one.
I see it as being like our government, as a series of checks and balances even though I do not understand the workings really of our government - I understand the concept and see it here - with the Bible.
And again, if God is God then He can can do something as simple as cause a book to be put together that He authored through the stages of men writing, choosing and translating. And if He is God of all, it only makes sense He would come to many and not merely one.
on July 25, 2011, 9:42 pm, in reply to "