Aineo wrote:Have you read the reviews of Gardiner's and Osborn's book? The consensus is the book is trash and this from people who better read and informed than the authors seem to be.
Aineo, what review are you referring to?
Also by referring to Egyptian mythology all you have done is confirm you are appealing to fiction.
But aren't we Christians possibly appealing to fiction too? This is taken from the latest article on the Forbidden Letters (just out)
http://www.world-mysteries.com/PhilipGa ... ers_17.htm
'When we examine the Resurrection narratives, it is obvious that they cannot be reconciled. This is strong evidence for the theory that the resurrection never took place, but gradually grew as a legend among the early Church.' [van den Heuvel]
'The Christianity that emerged in the first to fourth century was a reinterpreted synthesis of the religious worldviews of the ancient Mediterranean world.' [Radford Ruether in Goddesses]
'That fact proof shield we call our faith...'[Burns]