Strange, that no disinterested, independent, contemporary corroboration exists from any of the many thousands of alleged witnesses to the signs and wonders that Yahweh supposedly used to attest the man Jesus of Nazareth--very strange. So strange in fact, someone who is honestly searching for the truth just might be led to believe that none of these "attesting" miraculous signs and wonders ever happened.
One would think that if Yahweh truly doesn't want anyone to perish (2 Peter 3:9) that he would have providentially given this type of supporting documentation. Instead, all we have is the biased testimony from the anonymous authors of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Acts.
From the Errancy Discussion list, June 14, 1998:
Commonplace, ordinary events of the past were often corroborated
by records left by various sources, but in the case of extraordinary
or miraculous events, with which claims the Bible is filled, not a
single disinterested, independent, contemporary source ever
or miraculous events, with which claims the Bible is filled, not a
single disinterested, independent, contemporary source ever
corroborated any of them. Biblicists rave about the fact that Luke
knew geography, topography, social customs, historical persons,
etc., etc., etc., all of which can be considered only commonplace
information. Miracles, however, would have been so extraordinary
that they would have received wide attention.
In Acts 2:22, Luke had Peter saying to an audience that numbered
into the thousands that "Jesus of Nazareth [was] a man attested to
you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did
through him among you, as you yourselves know," so the claim
was that such deeds as these were done in the open and were
witnessed by many people. If that is so, then why is there no
disinterested, independent corroboration of them?
you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did
through him among you, as you yourselves know," so the claim
was that such deeds as these were done in the open and were
witnessed by many people. If that is so, then why is there no
disinterested, independent corroboration of them?