Gday,
Originally posted by sparrowstail
The OP is sharing opinions from a modern day context. It must be noted that in the times of Jesus, the masses' way of communicating was through
story and word of mouth. It's not like they could all write and read. In all probability Jesus' fame spread through stories and word of mouth.
Jesus was not famous at all.
No-one contemporary ever even heard of him.
Philo didn't mention Jesus, nor Seneca, nor Justus of Tiberias, nor Plutarch...
Originally posted by sparrowstailOnce his fame reached monumental level. Only certain scholars who were true to their consciences said
we gotta get this stuff written down.
Rubbish.
Christian BELIEVERS wrote stories, later some historians reported those beliefs.
But no scholars or historians directly recorded Jesus at all.
Originally posted by sparrowstailHebrew scripts were famous for their accuracy and exactness when copying down written word. So much so
that the originals were laid over top of the copied texts. If they were not a perfect match they were started again.
Rubbish.
Every single NT manuscript is different from every other.
And another example - the famous Dead Sea Scrolls copy of Isaiah had so many differences that modern bibles have been CHANGED to suit.
Originally posted by sparrowstailIt should also be pointed out that it was probably illegal to write about such rebel rousers who say
that the poor are just as if not more entitled as the rich and positioned members of society.
Wrong.
Many 'rebel rousers' were mentioned in early histories.
Originally posted by sparrowstailMarcus Garvey said, We do not realize history when we are living through it. I am sure that the
message and works of Jesus was common knowledge for long before they were written down and made available to the masses in written word. After all
who would have read them?
Wrong.
Paul didn't know the teachings of Jesus, nor did the rest of the early NT epistles, nor any miracles, or healings etc...
The Gospel story of Jesus of Nazareth was unknown until early-mid 2nd century.
K.