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One of the main reasons why anyone today reads Lucian is to see his passages on the Christians and Jesus. Although Lucian' | One of the main reasons why anyone today reads Lucian is to see his passages on the Christians and Jesus. Although Lucian' | ||
- | 1. Lucian was a satirist whose main objective is to delight his audience even if the references to the Christians and Jesus are contained in a personal letter to a friend. Lucian still tried to impress his friends as seen in [[http:// | + | 1. Lucian was a satirist whose main objective is to delight his audience even if the references to the Christians and Jesus are contained in a personal letter to a friend |
- | 2. The evidence for the Christians is not exactly straight from Lucian' | + | 2. The evidence for the Christians is not exactly straight from Lucian' |
- | 3. The interlocutor | + | 3. Lucian by no means was an expert on Christianity. If we take his writings at face value, his insights into Christianity could be bunk considering that he was not well versed in their teachings. Knowing things from hearsay |
- | 4. Lucian by no means was an expert on Christianity. If we take his writings at face value, his insights into Christianity could be bunk considering that he was not well versed in their teachings. Knowing things from hearsay is much different than actually being a member of a group. If anything, Lucian' | ||
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- | http:// | + | The Death of Peregrine |
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