Is there an answer to this question?

[jacknife]

Ever wounder if Jesus could write?

 

[TillICollapse]

Ever wounder if Jesus could write?

I think that's a great point you're hinting at, which I never hear brought up.

As a side note, there are scriptures showing that Jesus actually did write lol.

 

[PsychoSarah]

All the scholars I have read, have Luke as the third gospel written, with Matthew and Mark being penned before and John being the last.

Most will state, the earliest was about 40 years after Jesus died and the last around 70-80 years after.

Fair enough, I could have had a memory fail on the name. But given the life expectancy of the time and even being generous and stating that the witnesses were on the younger side, most if not all would have been dead by 40 years, and that is certainly a lot of time to remember how events occurred.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

I actually love when those two colors are side by side. But not necessarily in the NFL ;-)

Green and gold is good (Go Packers!)

 

[dad]

Ever wounder if Jesus could write?

No

 

[MoreCoffee]

Only 1 book of the bible was written within a timeframe that would allow that to be true; and that would be the Book of Luke. That is the only one that has a CHANCE of being written by someone who could have been around to meet Jesus, and even that text might not have been written by someone who knew him.

Current scholarship dates all four gospels to the first century AD; Mark was written around 70 AD, Matthew shortly after, Luke around the same time, and John near the end of the first century.

 

[Paul of Eugene OR]

I think that's a great point you're hinting at, which I never hear brought up.

As a side note, there are scriptures showing that Jesus actually did write lol.

One time Jesus wrote in the dust.

 

[TillICollapse]

One time Jesus wrote in the dust.

That's what I was referring to.

Anyone wonder whether or not Jesus wrote down anything to pass along however ? And if not, why not ?

 

[jacknife]

That's what I was referring to.

Anyone wonder whether or not Jesus wrote down anything to pass along however ? And if not, why not ?

Yeah that's what I always wanted to know, I still kinda think he couldn't write. Of course he could have written something down and it has been destroyed.

 

[MoreCoffee]

I am not sure how Jesus writing something relates either to evolution or the original post.

 

[TillICollapse]

Yeah that's what I always wanted to know, I still kinda think he couldn't write. Of course he could have written something down and it has been destroyed.

I actually thought you were hinting at the idea of, "If it was so important to have documentation of these things, why didn't Jesus just write it Himself ?"

Yes there is a passage of scripture that shows Jesus writing something in the dirt or some such, this is the famous "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone," account. There is some speculation about what it is He writes in the dirt. There are also passages where He reads.

 

[jacknife]

I am not sure how Jesus writing something relates either to evolution or the original post.

This thread had something to do with evolution? since when?

 

[MoreCoffee]

This thread had something to do with evolution? since when?

Since the first post.

 

[jacknife]

Since the first post.

Not sure I believe you.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Not sure I believe you.

so?

 

[jacknife]

so?

Well could you explain how the OP ties in with evolution.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Well could you explain how the OP ties in with evolution.

That's already been done. Have you read the thread?

 

[jacknife]

That's already been done. Have you read the thread?

I think you explained it once but someone pointed out you were wrong so I guess it really hasn't. otherwise just assume I'm simple and explain it again.

 

[MoreCoffee]

I think you explained it once but someone pointed out you were wrong so I guess it really hasn't. otherwise just assume I'm simple and explain it again.

Somebody voicing an opinion about my post is not the same thing as being right about it.

 

[jacknife]

Somebody voicing an opinion about my post is not the same thing as being right about it.

Are you not capable of explaining it?