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So what percentage of the utterances and teachings attributed to Jesus are likely authentic?

Authentic as in, Jesus actually said or taught that

>>10645615
Can I have a version of this without the Gondola? The answer is Dali desu

Rec me a book for this

>>9602213
Gnosticism is the new meme kid. You want to be cool don't you? Everyone's doing it.

How often do "normal" people think about suicide?

>>6262495
Study the Scriptures.

>>6217556

Good and great are two very, very different things.

And Dali at least had the balls to embrace his venality. He loved the name Avida Dollars.

Still fifteen worlds above absolutely anyone who calls themselves a painter today.

>>6028226

m8 there is no one who compares with Dali in the last 100 years. you are deluded

>>5066063
I began studying the bible more seriously and gained a begrudging respect for scripture. My respect arose from witnessing the philosophical harmony between the various biblical books. I could see that the Abrahamic tradition was a self-sufficient mythos composed of multiple books which all presented a consistent spiritual attitude and tradition. That is, Christianity is internally consistent provided one takes the initial leap of faith that an omnipotent God exists. I was not yet ready to make such a leap but I felt obligated to concede some credit to the biblical authors who managed to keep the story straight over the course of millenia. However, my newfound appreciation for the Bible's spiritual consistency did not remove my skepticism towards its supernatural message. I could concede that the Bible contained sound moral teachings but I refused to believe that Peter walked on water or that Christ rose from the dead. Thankfully, the bible study leaders helped me rediscover an attitude of wonder toward existence. They explained to me that it is foolish to separate the Bible's moral messages from its supernatural claims because they reinforce each other; God's moral authority is confirmed through His mastery over the laws of His creation. Without miracles, it would be possible to dismiss the Biblical message as mere suggestion rather than eternal law. I struggled with the fact that I had never witnessed any supernatural phenomena but was consoled by Paul's reminder that "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." (Heb 11:1). It was reassuring to see that the earliest Christians had wrestled with similar doubts.