Comments on: Way of the Master vs. The Rational Response Squad: Round 3 or The Historicity of Jesus or Jesus Outside the New Testament pt.2 http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/2007/05/15/way-of-the-master-vs-the-rational-response-squad-round-3-or-the-historicity-of-jesus-or-jesus-outside-the-new-testament-pt2/ Rantings of a Pastor/Gamer/Historian/Geek Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:04:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: brenda stover http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/2007/05/15/way-of-the-master-vs-the-rational-response-squad-round-3-or-the-historicity-of-jesus-or-jesus-outside-the-new-testament-pt2/#comment-47 brenda stover Fri, 18 May 2007 15:28:41 +0000 http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/?p=96#comment-47 I think it was very true and I liked it very much and I have learned something I did not know. Keep up the good work may God bless every thing you do in Jesus name. I think it was very true and I liked it very much and I have learned something I did not know. Keep up the good work may God bless every thing you do in Jesus name.

]]> By: Kevin Stover http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/2007/05/15/way-of-the-master-vs-the-rational-response-squad-round-3-or-the-historicity-of-jesus-or-jesus-outside-the-new-testament-pt2/#comment-46 Kevin Stover Wed, 16 May 2007 21:28:16 +0000 http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/?p=96#comment-46 I could not agree with you more James. It almost seems like Rook's comment is left more as an advertisement than a genuine quest for historical accuracy. Be that as it may, I'm going to write a small rebuttal of his comment, followed by a very quick overview of his "extensive" thread showing all of my "inadequacies". I knew that it was going to be a long response and didn't want to torture anyone by trying to place it into a comment. You can read it <a rel="nofollow" href="http://verge.lifepointblog.com/2007/05/16/response-to-comment-by-rook-hawkins/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I could not agree with you more James. It almost seems like Rook’s comment is left more as an advertisement than a genuine quest for historical accuracy. Be that as it may, I’m going to write a small rebuttal of his comment, followed by a very quick overview of his “extensive” thread showing all of my “inadequacies”. I knew that it was going to be a long response and didn’t want to torture anyone by trying to place it into a comment. You can read it here.

]]> By: James Laws http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/2007/05/15/way-of-the-master-vs-the-rational-response-squad-round-3-or-the-historicity-of-jesus-or-jesus-outside-the-new-testament-pt2/#comment-45 James Laws Wed, 16 May 2007 13:06:50 +0000 http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/?p=96#comment-45 I would like to point out that your copy and paste response and the thread that you link to neglect to actually handle the topic at hand. The point is not to prove historically that Jesus "did" exist but that it is very "likely". More likely even than most of the names listed above based on manuscript evidence alone. It is also amusing to me that your "Rational Response Squad" claims to be against "Theism" when in fact you are simply "anti-evangelical theism". There are many other religions that are based on theistic point of view but you seem to not care about those. I believe very strongly in people having the right to claim and believe what they want but your focused attack on one denomination of "theism" seems a little "irrational". I would like to point out that your copy and paste response and the thread that you link to neglect to actually handle the topic at hand.

The point is not to prove historically that Jesus “did” exist but that it is very “likely”. More likely even than most of the names listed above based on manuscript evidence alone.

It is also amusing to me that your “Rational Response Squad” claims to be against “Theism” when in fact you are simply “anti-evangelical theism”. There are many other religions that are based on theistic point of view but you seem to not care about those.

I believe very strongly in people having the right to claim and believe what they want but your focused attack on one denomination of “theism” seems a little “irrational”.

]]> By: Rook Hawkins http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/2007/05/15/way-of-the-master-vs-the-rational-response-squad-round-3-or-the-historicity-of-jesus-or-jesus-outside-the-new-testament-pt2/#comment-44 Rook Hawkins Tue, 15 May 2007 22:43:32 +0000 http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/?p=96#comment-44 These are all refuted by modern scholarship, most notable to mention are The Jesus Puzzle, by Earl Doherty, and Mythologies Last God by William Harwood, as well as articles which have been peer reviewed by Richard Carrier, Robert Price, Jeff Lowder, and additional books by them, as well as Burton Mack, Thomas Thompson and Joseph Hoffman. Additional works include George A. Wells and Arthur Drews. I have an extensive thread posted here where I show the inadequacies of all your supposed "evidences" of Christ here: http://www.rationalresponders.com/forum/rook_hawkins/the_jesus_mythicist_campaign/2889 Enjoy. These are all refuted by modern scholarship, most notable to mention are The Jesus Puzzle, by Earl Doherty, and Mythologies Last God by William Harwood, as well as articles which have been peer reviewed by Richard Carrier, Robert Price, Jeff Lowder, and additional books by them, as well as Burton Mack, Thomas Thompson and Joseph Hoffman. Additional works include George A. Wells and Arthur Drews.

I have an extensive thread posted here where I show the inadequacies of all your supposed “evidences” of Christ here: http://www.rationalresponders.com/forum/rook_hawkins/the_jesus_mythicist_campaign/2889

Enjoy.

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