TW Doane - Bible Myths and Their Parallels in Other Religions.pd

BIBLE MYTHS AND THEIR PARALLELS IN OTHER RELIGIONS Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with Those of Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering Also Their Origin and Meaning By: T.W. Doane. (1882). Excerpts from CHAPTER XL(CONCLUSION): WE now come to the last, but certainly not least, question to be answered; which is, what do we really know of the man Jesus of Nazareth? How much of the Gospel narratives can we rely upon as fact? Jesus of Nazareth is so enveloped in the mists of the past, and his history so obscured by legend, that it may be compared to footprints in the sand. We know some one has been there, but as to what manner of man he may have been, we certainly know little as fact. The Gospels, the only records we have of him, have been proven, over and over again, unhistorical and legendary; to state anything as positive about the man is nothing more nor less than assumption; we can therefore conjecture only. . . . . . . The actual Jesus is inaccessible to scientific research. His image cannot be recovered. He left no memorial in writing of himself; his followers were illiterate; the mind of his age was confused. Paul received only traditions of him, how definite we have no means of knowing, apparently not significant enough to be treasured, nor consistent enough to oppose a barrier to his own speculations. . . .

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BluesPreacher (2009-04-13)

Actually if this person was as educated as he pretends to be, there is much history devoted to Jesus, not only by his followers but also by the Roman historians of his time. They also recorded the earths trmors and the unexplained darkening of the sky on the day of his crucifixtion. Which, in itself is substantial, since they were'nt of the Christian faith. For that matter Christianity hadnt even emerged yet.
And as for his followers being illiterate, thats just plain lies, but it is well known that not many working class jews in that day were educated to any degree, but the Jewish traditions did mandate a very strong knowledge of old testament scriptural knowledge. So, reading and writing was essentual to every Jew. And much of the new Testestment was transcribe to better writters that wrote it down for the followers of Christ.
Strangely enough, most accounts of historical figures were written generations after their death, yet history accepts it as factual truths. Whereas, Most the books of the New testement were written 30 to 60 years after Christ death, when there were still hundreds or thousands still alive that witnessed the facts, and could have attested to them then as being false. Yet none did. But today, fools like this do.

BluesPreacher (2009-04-13)

Havent you ever asked why the Bible gives the names of so many people, places, births. The Bible is the most complete historic record ever created, yet ignorance goes blind to it and says where is the record of these events? This T.W. Doane hadn't discovered what we know now in 1882. I hope the Lord forgives him. Bot the real truth is out there if you want it.

emmemmess (2009-04-13)

Bpreacher seems to be muddled enough to make me wanna download this book!
"it is well known that not many working class jews in that day were educated to any degree" - AGREED, thats why they had SCRIBES (the educated class).
Thats why the scribes and the priests opposed Jesus, bcos they stood to lose their power and money making schemes!!
"The Bible is the most complete historic record ever created.." - WRONG, there are over 1,000 differences between the four gospels!! That includes NAMES where the gospels give different names of people at the SAME event!!
"Most the books of the New testement were written 30 to 60 years after Christ death, when there were still hundreds or thousands still alive that witnessed the facts, and could have attested to them then as being false. Yet none did." - No one challenged at the time because they would have been pilloried or "cast out" (like the lepers of the day)!! AND, also, possibly because they were still illiterate (back to the first point above)!!
What the heck, I will download it now! Thanks preacherman!

ojaideadhead (2009-09-06)

If there are so many historical accounts of Jesus, please show me where I can find them...please leave out any historical accounts written by the Catholic Church forgers. I'm not trying to be argumentative, but I've searched and can not find many for the Savior of the World.

jiveclive (2011-04-30)

When a dude can convince another dude that shit is chocolate, that's sad. No, sorry, it is worse than that: it is pathetic.
But when a dude can convince himself that shit is chocolate, that is beyond pathetic. Until now, there has not being in the English language a word for 'beyond pathetic' but today, ladies and gennelmens, it is with honor and pleasure I give you that word, and it is 'bluespreacher'.