An Open Letter To The Likes Of John Hudson

Whatever plan atheists come up with to explain away the Scriptures, it falls on the fact of the miraculous. For those late to the party (I only heard of Mr. Hudson about two hours ago), there is a video sometimes suggested by YouTube which infers that the Gospels of the New Testament were concoted as literary pro-Roman propaganda. This is nothing new. Hudson's book is little more than an analysis of hundreds, I dare say thousands of commentaries, New Testament surveys, and prior analyses such as The Mythic Past. It is but a book report, and Hudson and his fellow walnuts* have done nothing but apply Thompson's Old Testament thesis to the New Testament (and they probably are not happy for me telling you that their whole thesis is borrowed/stolen - much published already).

With or without the Scriptures God speaks, appears, and acts. The deaf do hear, the dumb do speak, and the blind do see. Strong are made weak, weak are made strong; rich are made poor, and poor are made rich. Go ahead, take away the Scriptures and all supposed manipulations to trick and deceive us, and GOD STILL IS. He is not under our control. We cannot make Him do tricks for you, and he will not do tricks for us, but He does respond to us as He wills.

Rome co-opted the Jewish expectation of a messiah? Just coincidentally at the end of Daniel's Season of Grace? They would also have to co-opt all the books of the Old Testament, books which the Jews themselves had already rejected, corrupted, and misread. Both the Jews and Rome did everything in their power to destroy both genuine Judaism and Christianity, and GOD STILL WAS. And if the Book of Matthew and the rest of the New Testament were of Roman origin, why did Rome do everything they could to destroy the church they themselves had founded and kill everyone who believed it? Your argument makes absolutely the worst political sense: “Let’s feed our success to the lions.” “Duh, okay.”

Be that as it may, again, your thesis falls on the fact of the miraculous. Propaganda does not fool those blind who now see, nor the deaf who now hear. It was not political deception when I WATCHED my arm grow out, nor when I was baptized in the Holy Spirit with tongues. Maybe something else was going on, but it wasn't from Rome. Back to the books, kid, and maybe you should try to believe those books in the Bible. Try to get both your mind and spirit to function.

Jesus Never Existed - Deconstructing the Gospels - John Hudson

The Gospels are Pro Roman Literature - Jesus never existed

The Truth stands or falls on MIRACLES. If you are in a bad place (no miracles), go somewhere else.
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*My opinion: walnut meat looks like a brain, but does not function.