Originally posted by seanD
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Again, I don't think that the author of Mark made up his entire book. I think there is a core story that he believed was historically true. I don't believe that there was any intention by any of the gospel authors to deceive anyone. What I am saying is that anytime an oral story is passed around long enough, embellishments, deletions, and alterations are made to the story. I believe that there is enough evidence for one to believe that there was an historical Jesus in the early first century who preached a coming kingdom of God, repentance, and pacifism. I believe that he was seen as a prophet and a miracle worker.
What I don't accept as historical fact is that he walked on water, turned water into wine, fed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fishes, healed blindness and leprosy, and raised the dead. We have zero evidence to prove these specific miracles happened.
Your other assumption: You assume that Jesus authorized Paul to teach that eating Kosher was no longer necessary; that women must keep silent in the church; that homosexuality is morally equivalent to murder, etc. For all we know, these are Paul's inventions.
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