On 10/12/05, Scott Saylors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/12/05, Susan Maneck wrote:
> > "What's your point? Are you trying to argue that Jesus wasn't a
> > prophet? Jesus was clearly significant apart from the New Testament."
> > Dear Gilberto,
> > My point is that all we know about Jesus is what has been preserved in the
> > New Testament.
Gilberto:
[mentioned Quran, non-canonical Gospels, Josephus, Talmud, "heretical" sources]
>
Scott:
> Unfortunately one man's "heresy" is another man's truth and what is truth
> and what is heresy are extremely subjective.
>
There has to be some critical judgement and sifting used regardless.
When historians study Jesus they don't take the Biblical Gospels at
face value. And I would say that especially coming from that
perspective, the other books like the Gospel of Thomas or the Acts of
John or the Gospel of Peter are another alternative source of
historical information which gives indications about Jesus.
Peace
Gilberto
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