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What about Tacitus? Several of us has mentioned him.
Originally posted by christina-66
reply to post by abbey7777
Erm....a Roman historian's writings from circa 116 ad - is NOT a contemporary reference from the time Christ was purported to have lived.
Moreover (from your own source) there is NO original of the writings and the earliest copy dates from the 11th century.
Originally posted by christina-66
reply to post by abbey7777
You do realise that there is zero evidence that the Jesus depicted in the NT ever actually existed?
You do realise that the Turin Shroud was carbon dated quite some ago?
You do realise that this is baloney?
Originally posted by Hopechest
Originally posted by christina-66
reply to post by abbey7777
You do realise that there is zero evidence that the Jesus depicted in the NT ever actually existed?
You do realise that the Turin Shroud was carbon dated quite some ago?
You do realise that this is baloney?
Actually there is little doubt that a man named Jesus existed and preached his gospel. Writings from all types of sources refer to him.
What his actual preaching was and whether he was the Son of God is where the debate lies. Not the actual existence of the man. Even the Romans wrote about him in their non-religious texts.
Originally posted by abbey7777
reply to post by Hardfelt
Secondo Pia was an amateur photographer who discovered the pictures in the Shroud in 1898. This amateur film researcher has stated he can reproduce these images in 20 minutes in front of any scientific body. A scammer hides his work. Barry Swortz has never investigated the second face. It was discovered in 2002 by Fanti and Maggilolo. This is the first investigation I have ever seen on the second face.edit on 5-5-2013 by abbey7777 because: (no reason given)
The shroud itself has been convincingly documented to be from the first century CE.
The Shroud of Turin, a linen cloth commonly associated with the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, has undergone numerous scientific tests, the most notable of which is radiocarbon dating, in an attempt to determine the relic's authenticity. In 1988, scientists at three separate laboratories dated samples from the Shroud to a range of 1260–1390CE, which coincides with the first appearance of the shroud in France in the 1350s.[1] These results are generally accepted by the scientific community. This dating has been questioned by some, and doubts have been raised in particular regarding the representivity of the sample that was taken for testing.