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Originally Posted by Marulus
OK. But the thread is about the "negative sides of Christianity" and not "the neagtive sides of the New Testament".
That the New Testament contains loci which offer grounds for different interpretations, I did not deny.
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We can split it if you prefer, but I think you are bending backwards if you deny that the New Testament is relevant to the subject - the New Testament
as such, and not just the official Catholic interpretations of it. A discussion of the New Testament should be a part of this debate. Its contents have been referred to as a ground on which a Judaeic character of Christianity may be rebutted, and I straightforwardly contest that claim with evidence.
If you trust the Catholic interpretations for the purposes of a discussion about the New Testament, then what you say about it is an article of your faith, and not in the realm of unbiased exegesis and inquiry.