| You're making the assumption that he was intentionally fabricating a Christian story. I suppose you're still going with the outlandish conspiracy theory that neither Jesus nor the disciples existed, that the dates of all the Gospels and Epistles were wrong, and that Christianity was invented centuries after the events it describes took place. Just so everyone else is clear. That's a whole heck of a lot of assumption based on a whole heck of a lot of supposition based on, when it comes down to it, what you would prefer to be true. A far simpler and more reasonable conclusion would be that Martyr actually believed the events to be true and was defending his sincere belief.
Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. -- Song 8:6 |