Matthew was a Tax Collector working for Rome. He would have most likely been literate and well educated. To second on that, why would the early Christians falsely attribute the Gospel to a tax collector out of all of the 12? Didn’t the Jews hate the tax collectors?
Argument from silence. Also, the Septuagint was based on the interpretation of scripture of the time, hence, the word for Virgin being used. Matthew also translated from the
No, the double donkey isn’t a repetition. There were two donkeys. There was a mother donkey and a young donkey, the Mother was there to keep the young one calm. Jesus was on the young donkey.
that proves there was an oral tradition (as to be expected) and it doesn’t undermine eyewitness testimony. Matthew did record some things before Luke did, such as the Sermon on the Mount which was told in greatest detail in Matthew. Mark doesn’t have as much detail as Matthew has.
I know things about my older siblings and about my parents that occured before my birth. Doesn’t mean I am not an eyewitness testimony to my Parent’s and siblings life.
What passage?
Jesus spent forty days on earth after death. Plausible Matthew asked “what were you doing then”.
What myths?
Matthew referencing letters? Where?
Thanks for affirming that prophecy is real.
He just affirmed the trinity.
Not from church tradition? How do you know? I know stories from my family that are over 100 years old but not written down anywhere, so it’s plausible that all of these inevitably scattered Churches in 200ad agree that it was written by Matthew. There is no record of anyone disputing the authorship of the gospels back then. And they would have likely known who wrote them as well.
There was no such requirement to work as a tax collector. You don’t need to be an expert of literature techniques to knock on a door. Also it was Christian tradition.
Which is a very good argument. Why didn’t your god know what local illiterates knew?
Learn Greek or at least copy from an apologetics writer who knows it. Matthew doubled all over the place the donkey and the horse being the worst incident of his lies.
There is no evidence of an oral tradition. Mark copied Paul, Greek Hebrew-Bible, and some Greco-Roman traditions. Matthew copied him and added some more Greek stuff. Luke copied Matthew and Josphius. John copied them all.
Really? So you know you know your coworker’s mom said while praying 33 years ago one time with no eyewitnesses? Answer the question, yes or no.
Full sentences please.
Prove it.
Dying and rising God. The idea of a god coming down, raping a girl, the child being a powerful figure who dies and becomes celestial is not original. Christian schools tend to avoid teaching this.
Every fact about Jesus stated by Paul is found in Matthew, every interpretation of the facts Matthew disagrees with. What happened to the law? Paul said it no longer applied. Matthew said it did. When did Jesus become celestial? Paul said at the resurrection Matthew at conception.
Prophecy is as fake as the hair of your prot. Pope.
The Trinity wasn’t invented yet.
Right so if you could just show the evidence of your assertion that would be swell. I don’t really give a shit about some story your grandma told you.
There was no such requirement to work as a tax collector. You don’t need to be an expert of literature techniques to knock on a door. Also it was Christian tradition.
Which is a very good argument. Why didn’t your god know what local illiterates knew?
Learn Greek or at least copy from an apologetics writer who knows it. Matthew doubled all over the place the donkey and the horse being the worst incident of his lies.
There is no evidence of an oral tradition. Mark copied Paul, Greek Hebrew-Bible, and some Greco-Roman traditions. Matthew copied him and added some more Greek stuff. Luke copied Matthew and Josphius. John copied them all.
Really? So you know you know your coworker’s mom said while praying 33 years ago one time with no eyewitnesses? Answer the question, yes or no.
Full sentences please.
Prove it.
Dying and rising God. The idea of a god coming down, raping a girl, the child being a powerful figure who dies and becomes celestial is not original. Christian schools tend to avoid teaching this.
Every fact about Jesus stated by Paul is found in Matthew, every interpretation of the facts Matthew disagrees with. What happened to the law? Paul said it no longer applied. Matthew said it did. When did Jesus become celestial? Paul said at the resurrection Matthew at conception.
Prophecy is as fake as the hair of your prot. Pope.
The Trinity wasn’t invented yet.
Right so if you could just show the evidence of your assertion that would be swell. I don’t really give a shit about some story your grandma told you.