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The difference is that Scripture does tell us exactly what Jesus did before He began His ministry and, for the record, He did not have a job as a beach volleyball player:
"Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon?" Mark 6:3
However Scripture does not say whether He was married; it is silent on that issue.
And I do not believe this particular scrap of paper; evidence seems to indicate that it is a fraud. In fact, I think I have said many times that I do not believe that He was married. My point is that Scripture does not comment on whether He was or was not married.
I rhink we are saying the same thing.
My point about being an Olympic volleyball player is the statement that "scripture is silent on that" is equally valid to what is being said here regarding His possibly being married.
So if a scrap of paper was found suggesting Jesus had a mean floater, the fact the Bible is silent on the whether He made the team or not does not support that the scrap of paper or the idea He played. You could claim the Bible does not preclude His having played volleyball because it is silent on that subject, but that only makes it a possible.
Am simply saying that the Bible being silent on something does not mean it is likely, and certainly not more likely, to be true.
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