Are the Gospels Reliable?

[Jordan (Jordan Mantha)]

@John_Dalton

This points to the dilemma with this entire concept. If we’re to believe that Jesus could have known what would happen in the future, we’re talking about something that defies everything about reality as we know it. So are we talking about a work of history or no?

1. Note, I think I’m fine with going AD 70, I just have other reasons to believe it could have been earlier. No harm, no foul.
2. Christians, generally, don’t claim it was only history. I think it’s up to each one of us to decide.

@John_Dalton

This stuff is a belief. You either believe it or you don’t. It’s simply not supported to the extent that belief is reasonable and disbelief unreasonable on that basis alone. It is what it is

I would only suggest that both belief and unbelief are reasonable. Each, to me, have their strengths and weaknesses in terms of argumentation.

I think because I’ve been a Christian all my life I tend to be skeptical of “brute force” logical arguments for Christianity. I think the problem of evil and God’s hiddenness are much bigger problems than “dead people don’t rise”.