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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' | + | < |
- | 1. Lucian was a satirist whose main objective | + | ==== Authored by Frank Redmond, 2013 ==== |
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+ | One of the main reasons why anyone today reads Lucian | ||
- | 2. The evidence for the Christians | + | 1. Lucian was a satirist whose main objective is to delight his audience even if the references to the Christians |
- | 3. The interlocutor is identified as a man who wishes to reflect on Proteus' | + | 2. The evidence for the Christians |
- | 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' | + | 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 is much different than actually being a member of a group or being a well researched individual on the Christian sect and Jesus. If anything, Lucian' |
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