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1 | Carbon-14 Dating Questioned? | Gen 1:2 | Jim Dunne | 10607 | ||
One thing in this thread really intrigues me - EdB's comment about the potential unreliably of carbon-14 dating. Is this a recent thing? If carbon-14 turns out to be unreliable, that would certainly have a tremendous impact on the sciences, not the least of which is Biblical Archeology. If anyone knows more about this, please post! Yours in Christ, Jim D. |
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2 | Revelation in the Gospels? | NT general Archive 1 | Jim Dunne | 9586 | ||
Nolan - Thanks for the response. I'm not sure that this is an answer I'm comfortable with, unfortunately. I understand and accept the inspiration of scripture, but I think what you're proposing is something different - something I've never heard before. The idea that parts of the Gospels are not only inspired, but actually the result of personal revelation in some part is pretty alarming to me. That means, if I understand you correctly, that the authors of the Gospel wrote down as actual events things that they had no direct or indirect knowledge of, on the basis of direct personal revelation. That seems contrary to everything I've ever learned about the Gospels, and even seems contrary to the Gospels themselves - they seem (to me) to be written as "history" - "This is what happened - I was there and saw it or know someone who did". Help me out here - that's way outside my sphere of comfort. |
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3 | How did we find out? | NT general Archive 1 | Jim Dunne | 9512 | ||
In some events in Jesus' earthly life, it's very clear from the Gospels that He was alone. Yet in instances like the temptation in the desert, and the prayer at Gethsemene, we have detailed information on what happened, including dialog. How can this be? Who took note of what was said? I find it hard to believe Jesus would relate the events Himself, and after His arrest, there simply wasn't time even if He'd wanted to. Help! |
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4 | Timing 1st mtg between John TB and Jesus | John 1:33 | Jim Dunne | 2245 | ||
I'm confused. How could John the Baptist say he didn't know who Jesus was? First of all, John had to have known Jesus before, didn't he? They were cousins (or second cousins, at least), after all, right? Secondly, the commentaries I've read all say that this meeting between John and Jesus took place after Jesus' baptism and the temptation in the desert. If that's the case, John obviously knew Jesus, didn't he? He'd baptized him at least 40 days previously, and seen the signs from God. If this is true, would John really have waited all that time to publicly relate what must have been a life-changing event? | ||||||