Thank you, watched it a little bit ago (and saved your channel for later perusing).
One of the things that bothered me years ago in my search was the fact that no one who knew Jesus personally wrote anything. The NT is comprised of books written mostly generations after he was gone. I was also bothered by Paul (who was a self confessed liar in his writings) somehow becoming the authority over those who were reputed to be with him (his brother James and Peter). Much is off about all of this to me, and feel it is difficult to piece together what was what based on who the winners were and what they put forth.
During my research years, I remember coming across the beliefs posited by Arius (Arianism) that seemed more logical than the views put forth by the churches I attended many years ago. I could go on and on with this, but it would solve nothing as I was left with the agreement (with myself) that all I had to offer was the best I can give and the chips will fall wherever they fall.
Appreciate your further humoring me on the subject. Was a time I was very passionate about trying to understand "truth" from antiquity, and finally walked away from my studies as the only certainty I found was people tend to set up empires run by selfish assholes.
Thank you, watched it a little bit ago (and saved your channel for later perusing).
One of the things that bothered me years ago in my search was the fact that no one who knew Jesus personally wrote anything. The NT is comprised of books written mostly generations after he was gone. I was also bothered by Paul (who was a self confessed liar in his writings) somehow becoming the authority over those who were reputed to be with him (his brother James and Peter). Much is off about all of this to me, and feel it is difficult to piece together what was what based on who the winners were and what they put forth.
During my research years, I remember coming across the beliefs posited by Arius (Arianism) that seemed more logical than the views put forth by the churches I attended many years ago. I could go on and on with this, but it would solve nothing as I was left with the agreement (with myself) that all I had to offer was the best I can give and the chips will fall wherever they fall.
Appreciate your further humoring me on the subject. Was a time I was very passionate about trying to understand "truth" from antiquity, and finally walked away from my studies as the only certainty I found was people tend to set up empires run by selfish assholes.
Regarding your concerns about Paul, this made a lot of sense to me...