It seems the christians here are selling snake oil

christians selling snake oil?yes, and the scoffers are using monopoly money :-)I have started two of the threads you mention. the one on Judas has not been refuted and I have provided a reference from classical writing supporting my claim. I can provide additional evidence, but there seems no point at the moment.I have provided a simple solution to the apparent problems of matthews geneology that requires one word to be transalted as father rather than husband. In every other instsnce (and there are a few) the Aramaic word "gowra" is used throughout matthew it is in the sesne of a father.yes, there have been some other ideas suggested (all more complicated and less parsimoniuos IMO), but to say that this means my post has been "refuted" draws a long bow...don't you think?Now, of course I may be wrong, but can you show me where?all the best

Hi iconoclast....rather than deal with your post here I might as well respond on "did Judas die twice post", and the "geneology post", to keep the information in one place.all the best