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Originally Posted by Crys
bgdawg: There is actually no contemporary documentation that your Jesus existed, and the part about the resurrection was added a couple _centuries_ after whatever person may or may not have existed. Mark is the only ONLY _potentially_ contemporary account, and it has been added to since then. It originally ended with Jesus's death.
I am an historian and Classical scholar by training and inclination. I will not quibble religion in these forums, but I will protest when things are stated as fact when they are flatly not true.
Lack of documentation does not invalidate your religion. But religion does not equal completely factual history.
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In fact you are incorrect on three accounts biblically, all of the 4 gospels are contemporary accounts of Jesus. Matthew, Mark and John were all within the inner circle of followers of Jesus. The Gospel of Luke is widely known as the Biographical account of Peter also known to be in the inner circle. Not to mention some 70 historians document the fact of Jesus as it was known. Chief among them is Josephus a hebrew historian. There are no existing Roman documents of history however there are Roman tax records that Document Jesus and his parents, by lineage.
Here is a link to an essay that gives the references I have spoken about. The thing that makes this essay credible in this case is that as you read it you will see it clearly is not a prop for christianity.
http://www.sonic.net/sentinel/naij3.html
I might just be of some historical training as well.
