Each of the writings from each of the dispels are called their Gospels or their Truths... When has a story or hear say been regarded as actual truth...?
It's an account of truth to the best of their knowledge...
Gospel according to Matthew -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_according_to_MatthewGospel according to Mark -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_according_to_MarkGospel according to Luke -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_according_to_LukeGospel according to John -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_according_to_JohnReading each of these... and looking at the for what they are... Accounts rather than Truth, after all they are witness accounts, statements, rather than fact... I mean these people could have had another agenda for writting these accounts... Like being written into time and history forever... Or they could have been taking mind altering substances... Who knows for sure ?
There are many contradictions in these accounts.
Here are some of my Fav's:-
1) How many generations were there between Abraham to David? Matthew 1:17 lists fourteen generations. Matthew 1:2 lists thirteen generations
2) When did the leper become not a leper? (Matthew 8:13 & 8:14) Jesus healed the leper before visiting the house. (Mark 1:29-30 & 1:40-42) Jesus healed the leper after visiting Simon Peter’s House.
3) Who approached Jesus? (Matthew 8:5-7) The Centurion approached Jesus, beseeching help for a sick servant. (Luke 7:3 & 7:6-7) The Centurion did not approach Jesus. He sent friends and elders of the Jews.
4) What animals were brought to Jesus? (Matthew 21:2-7) two of the disciples brought Jesus an ass and a colt from the village of Bethphage. (Mark 11:2-7) They brought him only a colt.
5) How many generations were there from the Babylon captivity to Christ? Matthew 1:17 Fourteen generations, Matthew 1:12-16 Thirteen generations.
I can continue if you wish... I can give you around 50 if you want ??
I love it how Religious people always ask me to get my FACTS straight... Facts... Fact is the bible is just pile of stories... Most robbed from other religions and cultures... You do know the story of Adam and Eve is from the Arcadian's and Summer people right ?
And many other elements pagan...
The Bible does hold some truth... But that truth differs to the reader, make of it what you will... What I make of it was Jesus was a loony bin or a Drug dealer... That or spawn of an Alien Rape...LOL
This got moved from Intelligent debate as my approach is based my accounting of the Bible, it's an opinion, and how can people debate on some thing they don't follow to be true, I agree it should have been moved, but how can we be sure the Bible was written without other intent ?... Martyrdom novels always paint the Martyr as a good Man... If he was such a good man he wouldn't have been executed, many at the time saw him as a trouble maker and a mental case back then...
My Accounting holds more truth to me than Jesus was the Son of God... I am not attacking what you think... If you think he was, then fine... To you he was the Son of God...