tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921855125013712802.post3873117196064328482..comments2023-04-05T04:40:48.583-07:00Comments on Just my thoughts: Examining the witnesses to the resurrectionPvblivshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17931937272948538181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921855125013712802.post-80553729900612283072011-04-25T01:52:13.206-07:002011-04-25T01:52:13.206-07:00I can't see that comments are enabled for that...I can't see that comments are enabled for that post, which is a pity.<br /><br />What we have here is a rather poor cross appeal to authority.<br /><br />ie Clarrie Briese is modern day Chief Magistrate of Criminal Law in New Zealand, and therefore an authority in that field, morally and academically.<br /><br />It is, however, fallacious to attempt to transfer that authority into another field ie Biblical history and specifically the Resurrection.<br /><br />Clarrie Briese can post his views on the Resurrection as he pleases, but unless his authority is directly relevant then his views have no more value than yours or mine based on reading the same source material.<br /><br />What Clarrie does not, wittingly or unwittingly, address are the searing criticisms not of athiests but of the Jews and Muslims, who know the texts that Biblical scholars quote, and know them in as much detail.<br /><br />Their dissenting voices are routinely unheard but remain extremely relevant.Paul Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269660700687899683noreply@blogger.com