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Originally Posted by TheHeroOfTime  ....I argue however, that all stories in the old testament (Noah's Ark, Sodom and Gamorrah, Jesus turning water into wine, curing the blind, etc...) are all mythology (you cannot prove them true, hence myth). What do you think? |
Many great myths were probably based on a real person or event, from the Trojan war, to king Arthur, these stories are legends simply because they are passed on from generation to generation, and pick up more and more interesting details along the way. I think it was some 50 years after Jesus died before the first gospels were composed, and many more years before the gospels were committed to writing. Plenty of time to add in details or "prophecies" or whatever. If Jesus' first followers loved him as much as people love Elvis, then it's not a stretch of the imagination to see why people would claim that he isn't dead, but resurrected and living in heaven.
It depends on who you talk to. Most of my Christian friends are my friends because they believe that the Old Testimate are myths. Of course, there are plenty of crazies out there who insist on "black and white" interpretations of the words in the bible. Just ignore those people.
If you can't ignore them, maybe mention that several parts of the bible are actually multiple accounts of the same story -- especially the 4 remaining gospels. I'm not sure, but I think Genesis has 2 parts, and each part has a different account of the creation of the world. So if they want to insist on a literal interpretation, you can say that it's impossible because there are multiple, slightly different accounts of the same event, so obviously the Bible cannot be understood word for word. Just don't ever call the multiple accounts of the Bible "contradictions" because people get very pissed off and overly emotional.