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To: TimF who wrote (230586)	4/25/2005 12:42:26 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573435

"The argument that Jesus was not a historical person is not common, and its possible they never heard it before." Urrr,no. That particular question has been around for a long time. I wrestled with that question with my pastor when I went through Confirmation(American Lutheran Church)(1)). And that was in the early 1970s. If they never heard that problem before, they were used to steamrolling over every objection. The questions aren't new, neither is the evidence. And none of it is very satisfying. At the time of my questioning, one of the Gospels was considered to be synthetic. It was Matthew, or possibly Mark. The reason why it was considered synthetic had to do with its degree of simularity to the other Gospels. The other Gospels differ from each other in significant ways. As one might expect if the other writers expected the world to end in their lifetimes, but as they aged it didn't seem to be the case. So as old men they started to write down what they experienced... (1) The ALC only required 2 years of religious instruction before Confirmation. Missouri Synod required 3. However, the ALC tried to communicate the current thinking of religious scholars, the MS tended more towards "this is the way it always has been". Which might explain why the ALC doesn't exist anymore...