::::*You are bringing out new lines of argument at the end with the "infallible word of God" addition. But that is not a point you brought up in the article, obviously since it would be premised with the reliability of the Scriptures above other work of antiquity. In the end whatever standard you use to invalidate the Bible based on the limits of historical documents in antiquity will also cause you to throw out almost all history earlier than a few centuries ago for the same reason if you are consistent. Personally, I have never met anyone that is consistent in this regard. It appears now you wish to get into a broader debate, and I will email you to see if we can begin down this direction in back and forth emails as it is something I enjoy, but it's a tangent from this article and the claims made from the author, which should be focused on based on their own merits, and already have been. | ::::*You are bringing out new lines of argument at the end with the "infallible word of God" addition. But that is not a point you brought up in the article, obviously since it would be premised with the reliability of the Scriptures above other work of antiquity. In the end whatever standard you use to invalidate the Bible based on the limits of historical documents in antiquity will also cause you to throw out almost all history earlier than a few centuries ago for the same reason if you are consistent. Personally, I have never met anyone that is consistent in this regard. It appears now you wish to get into a broader debate, and I will email you to see if we can begin down this direction in back and forth emails as it is something I enjoy, but it's a tangent from this article and the claims made from the author, which should be focused on based on their own merits, and already have been. |