/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.13969749]

What /lit/erature would the disciples have had access to? Some guy in class was reading the Odyssey and stated that because of the similarities of it and the new testament, and due to Alexander the Greats conquests making greek the lingua franca, that the new testament was somehow "derivative" and he used this to back up his athiest beliefs. I then asked if he's read any dialogues, and he said no, and I said there is a great similarity there aswell, but socrates had no exposure to the christian (or at that time judaic) faith or any of the doctrine, but arrived at a similar doctrine through pure reason. But I still don't think the tax collectors and doctors of Judea would have been "well read." I also don't know how well the odyssey circulated outside of greece, and couldn't find anything on it either. Thoughts on his or my's rhetoric during this exchange? I do believe I can out on top, since he was less read in this realm.

[Old Man No.13969794]

>>13969749
Pagans/atheists find derivations from all sorts of places. A scholar would be a better place to seek further information, not a discourse with someone who derives most of his information from /pol/-tier misinformation-riddled infographs and snarky youtube personalities

[Anonymous No.13969820]

>>13969794
thank you old man, how is the pawn shop?