According to you, it's before the gospels were written. How about saying "No matter what you say or show me, I will never believe otherwise than what I believe now." I think that might help matters, or maybe I can find the CNN news feed for Good Friday, 33 AD? 73 David J. Ring, Jr., N1EA <http://www.qsl.net/n1ea/> Radio-Officers Group<http://groups.google.com/group/radio-officers?hl=en>-- Join CW email list <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cw%20> -- Historic Morse Recordings <http://tiny.cc/n1ea> *Gopher Hole:* gopher://sdf.org/1/users/djringjr/ (native or with Firefox's Overbite extension) or via http to gopher gateway<http://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/gw?gopher://sdf.org/1/users/djringjr/> *C**hat* Skype: djringjr MSN: djringjr@xxxxxxx AIM: N1EA icq: 27380609 =30= On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Ron Ristad <ristad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From wikipedia: > > "The extant manuscripts of the writings of the 1st century > Romano<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_citizenship> > -Jewish historian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_historians> > Flavius > Josephus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavius_Josephus> include > references to Jesus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus> and the origins > of Christianity > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_Christianity>.[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus_on_Jesus#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFeldmanHata198754-57-1> > [2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus_on_Jesus#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlavius_JosephusMaier1995284-285-2>Josephus' > *Antiquities of the Jews<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiquities_of_the_Jews> > *, written around 93–94 AD, includes two references to Jesus in Books > 18<http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Antiquities_of_the_Jews/Book_XVIII#Chapter_3>and > 20<http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Antiquities_of_the_Jews/Book_XX#Chapter_9>and > a reference to John > the Baptist <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist> in Book > 18<http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Antiquities_of_the_Jews/Book_XVIII#Chapter_5> > .[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus_on_Jesus#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFeldmanHata198754-57-1> > [3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus_on_Jesus#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFlavius_JosephusMaier199512-3> > " > > This is still 60 years after his death. > > -----Original Message----- > From: "David J. J. Ring, Jr." ** > Sent: Feb 16, 2013 8:28 PM > To: sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [sparkscoffee] Re: National Prayer Breakfast with Obama Present > > ************** > The historian Josiphus records Jesus' crucification among others. The > gospels were written before 100 CE (AD). Many people disobey G-d's laws. > Again and again archelogical digs have verified the existance of events in > OT and NT. > > 73 > > DR > > -- > Sent from my Android nook color > with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > Ron Ristad <ristad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> DR, >> There are no historical records that show Jesus Christ ever lived, let >> alone of his death. The earliest writings about Christ, the books of >> Mathew, Mark, Luke and John in the New Testament, were not written until >> 100 years after Christ's death. >> >> It doesn't matter what this person says or that person says. It's about >> having faith. >> >> For example, if it were an accepted fact that God commanded "Thou shall >> not kill", then there wouldn't be any wars, and rulers could not allow >> that. But if the story is wrapped up with a bunch of fairy tales then it is >> allowed to spread. Not everybody will believe it but at least the >> information is made available. >> >> A person who follows Christ's teachings is freed from fear, greed, and >> envy and soon begins to see things the way they really are. Many things th >> at didn't make sense start to become clear for the first time. This how a >> person begins to be able to think for themselves. It's extremely >> difficult to lie to a person who has no greed, fear, or envy. This is the >> power of faith. >> >> >> Wish I could explain it better. >> >> -RR >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." ** >> Sent: Feb 16, 2013 6:31 PM >> To: sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [sparkscoffee] Re: National Prayer Breakfast with Obama Present >> >> SB, >> >> The Jews did not kill Jesus at all, the Romans did. >> >> The Roman church hasn't said that the Jews were responsible, that can be >> verified. There were some members of the church that wrongly said so, but >> it wasn't and isn't a teaching of the Catholic church, either the Roman >> Rite or the Eastern Rites. >> >> 73 >> DR >> >> >> ** >> >> “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if >> I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common >> sense.” - Buddha >> >> ************ > > "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government > take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry > Ford > >