top | item 28355609 (no title) fredros | 4 years ago Historical Jesus is just a few sentences by Flavius Joseph, a couple of references in the Talmud of Jerusalem. All the other sources are Christian.So we lack sources to say if he was considered a magician or not to be honest. discuss order hn newest AnimalMuppet|4 years ago Luke was a pretty decent historian. Writing him off because he was a Christian seems rather narrow-minded. fredros|4 years ago I never dismissed him, I’m Christian. However historians tend to be a bit more cautious with the different Christian sources. krapp|4 years ago >Luke was a pretty decent historian.How do you know? What other historical documents did he write that we can compare to what we now understand of the historical record, in order to judge his quality as a historian? load replies (1)
AnimalMuppet|4 years ago Luke was a pretty decent historian. Writing him off because he was a Christian seems rather narrow-minded. fredros|4 years ago I never dismissed him, I’m Christian. However historians tend to be a bit more cautious with the different Christian sources. krapp|4 years ago >Luke was a pretty decent historian.How do you know? What other historical documents did he write that we can compare to what we now understand of the historical record, in order to judge his quality as a historian? load replies (1)
fredros|4 years ago I never dismissed him, I’m Christian. However historians tend to be a bit more cautious with the different Christian sources.
krapp|4 years ago >Luke was a pretty decent historian.How do you know? What other historical documents did he write that we can compare to what we now understand of the historical record, in order to judge his quality as a historian? load replies (1)
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How do you know? What other historical documents did he write that we can compare to what we now understand of the historical record, in order to judge his quality as a historian?