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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are no true primary accounts of Jesus.  For example, if I'm an eyewitness, I viewed a situation firsthand.

The bible is filled with stories that were written YEARS after his death. So while the bible may be a primary document reflecting the time period (novels, plays and other nonfiction texts are primary), the accounts are not defined as eyewitness accounts.[/quote]

The people who wrote the gospels WERE eyewitnesses.[/quote]
There is no evidence that the gospels even existed until 200 years after his death. You need to realize that the New Testament that you read today is very far removed from what was written 1800 years ago. What you read is a translation of a translation of a translation that has been heavily edited and altered by countless leaders. It's actually fascinating to read what was really written that long ago. Read up on the Codex Sinaiticus. It is one of the oldest known versions of the gospels and is over 1600 years old.[/quote]

Nothing in its full version existed until years after his death, but eyewitnesses were probably collecting and writing down what they observed far before then.[/quote]
Most people were not literate back then, so don't count on it. There is no known existence of an eyewitness account.[/quote]

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