Three renowned scientists\u2014Papaia, Banani, Ravioli\u2014and their assistant Igor work at the NASAL observatory.
Papaia remembers that the flight for the conference is in two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scientists rush to pack their bags. While they quickly gather their personal items, the discussion about the book continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: So, in this book you\u2019re reading, the author claims that there\u2019s actual evidence that Jesus rose from the dead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: Yes, remember? We called them the five minimal facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Yes, I remember. They\u2019re five historical facts that most scholars agree on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: Exactly, but we need to specify one detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: What?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: Most of the information comes from the New Testament and other ancient Christian texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Yes, but that doesn\u2019t count! Whoever wrote those texts is clearly biased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: In any case, they\u2019re ancient historical texts. They\u2019re testimonies from that time. We can\u2019t dismiss them completely just because they\u2019re biased. No historian would do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: You mean historians even use the New Testament as a source? I\u2019ve always thought the Bible was just a collection of legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: Actually, historians treat the New Testament like any other ancient document. They don\u2019t start by assuming it\u2019s true or false; they critically analyze it, just like all historical sources. Sure, the people who wrote those texts were believers, but that\u2019s true for many other historical documents. If we were to discard all sources written by people with a point of view, there\u2019d be nothing left of ancient history!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: If we applied this criterion to Papaia\u2019s ideas and critically analize them, we\u2019d have to ignore all his plans\u2026 which, in fact, wouldn\u2019t be such a bad idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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