MEN OF GOD
Sir-Tamworth says: "If he rejects John the Baptist, then he must reject Christ." Naturally! Jesus is not an-his-torical person, although portrayed in an ideal manner. His name (HebrewJoshua) is a popular one with the Jews, and any deliverer with them; must be called Joshua or Saviour. "Wayfaring Man" accuses me of making a "string of assertions," but that is exactly my objection to the Bible stories of impossible men, like Elijah. S. F. Hunter, by a peculiar process of reasoning, claims that Elijah is historical because we have external proof that King Ahab is historical and because both are mentioned in Kings. By this process of reasoning Robin Hood must be historical also. The historicity of King Ahab was not in question. "Bible Student" pins his faith on Josephus, but the works of this historian have been interfered with whenever he comes into conflict with the Christian Church. A Russian version of Josephus’s "Jewish War" tells us that John the Baptist’s first public appearance was aS a revolutionary in the year 4 B.C. as against 28-29 A.D., as stated by Luke. Such a difference as 32. years discredits the New Testament story com- pletely. "R. E. Bartlett" takes me to task for contradicting. "God’s Holy Word," but the Bible is the writings of many men with conflicting opinions, and much fiction. He may be familiar with Greek, but he certainly does not understand plain English. I stated that Rama must also be included in the danger zone, and not in the coasts of Bethlehem as he tries to make out. If modern history is only about 50 per cent. true then all ancient history must be regarded with suspicion, and Jewish history with its supernatural background
with distrust.
ARGOSY
(Te Awamutu).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 446, 9 January 1948, Page 5
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