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- Subject: Re: Harmony Of The Gospels?
- Message-ID: <roelle.721499768@uars_mag>
- From: roelle@uars_mag.jhuapl.edu (Curtis Roelle)
- Date: 11 Nov 92 16:36:08 GMT
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- carlis_jc@cs2.lamar.edu writes:
-
- > In reguard to the $1,000 contest to find a totaly consistent account of the
- >"Gospel" storys it would seem that the orginazation that offered said prize is
- >requireing one to win the "no win scenario".
-
- Yes, I must agree. On the one hand, suppoose all four gospels were
- identical. They all include the same events, describe them similarly,
- and none include "side bars" not found in the other three. The only
- noticeable differences might be grammatical. With four accounts all
- in unison, wouldn't the argument for their authenticity be cinched?
- Hardly. For then those who currently criticize the gospels for being
- different would cry, "Collusion! Without any differences in the
- accounts given by independant individuals, how can one rule out
- deceit?"
-
- As we know the four gospels have their differences. Some highlight
- events not included by the others, while identical events are
- described differently by different persons. Differences will occur in
- eyewitness accounts. Witness A saw the airplane going down in flames
- while witness B saw no fire until impact. Obviously both witnesses
- are deliberatly trying to deceive us because their accounts are
- different. Or is one wrong and the other right? Are more witnesses
- needed so a majority determination can be made? How many are needed
- for a majority? Three? No? O.K. then, how about Four? Well then,
- how many would it take?
-
- Curt roelle@sigi.jhuapl.edu
-