Jesus's story is just another version of many other ancient deities

Thank you for complying with my request.1. Apostles1a. MarkMark was alive during Jesus's time. It is a widely accepted fact that he died in 68 AD. Many approximate his birth in 15 AD. He was young when Judas betrayed Jesus, and he mentions this account in the book of Mark. Iraeneus was a saint, but not the church's father! Besides, I don't know where you would've gotten the idea that he said that. I'll need evidence.1b. The two epistles written by Peter were actually written by St. Peter. First of all, he signed each letter. Yes, it was from a Greek source. But believe it or not, people could speak more than one language back then. He wrote it in Greek because he was writing to people who spoke Greek. It only makes sense.1c. I'm sorry the link didn't work. When I click the address bar and hit enter though, it works all of a sudden. I'm not sure why. While it is true that Paul didn't meet Jesus in person, he saw a vision that turned his life around. Whether or not youbelieve Jesus is real, it is an accepted fact that he persecuted Christians, had a revelation of sorts (even his companions at the time heard an audible sound). He completely changed his life after that experience, going from one extreme to another. See Galatians 1:13-14 and Acts 7:57-8:3If you have the evidence saying that Paul's meeting with Peter was not beneficial and only had arguments, I would appreciate a source. Either way, Paul wrote letters, not narratives.2. Contradictions 2a. Matthew 1:17 and Matthew 1:2I don't see the contradiction here. Maybe you're confusing Judah with Judas, two people from completely different time periods, but they both check with each other. 2b. 2 Timothy 3:16 and 1 Corinthians 7:12I see why you have confusion about this, but it is not a contradiction. In 2 Timothy 3:16 he says that God is writing the scripture through the author. In 1 Corinthians 7:12, Paul is saying to the recipient of the letter that the particular sentence is not God's word, but is an exception because it's his personal opinion. So not a contradiction.2c. Acts 20:35Here, Luke is not referring to a passage. I would recommend that you read John 20:30. Not everything Jesus did was included in the Bible. So not a contradiction at all; he wasn't referencing another part of the Bible.2d. Thomas/Judas Again, Thomas's is not a contradiction. The Good Samaritan Narrative is saying "have mercy", and Thomas's quote of Jesus can also be translated as "be wanderers". This is for a few reasons. Physically, he wanted them to travel around teaching His word. A passer-by observes, and moves on. He was also telling them that they have to keep moving on in life. There's a great article here about that: . http://www.earlychristianwritings.com...As far as Judas's, once again, you'll need to provide a source for that since I don't know what you're referencing.3. Lack of evidence3a. Even though the Bible may have not been grouped together in a large book called "The Holy Bible", the apostles were still travelling around teaching the word of the Lord. Did they think their narratives would be the most widely read and controversial book of all time? Probably not. Even though they knew that Jesus would be important for centuries to come, the idea came to them later that they should write down their personal experience with him. Much of the Bible that was written later was Paul's letters, so it wasn't necessary that that be written as soon as Jesus died.3b. How do you know that he's not referring to the afterlife? How do you know where his intentions were? Many denominations believe that people can repent after they die, we just don't know. Either way, the passage you referenced really doesn't act like Jesus hasn't come yet. It said something will happen and they will be saved. This is a very generic statement, and you really can't draw such conclusions from that.4. Alternatives4a. Dionysus I did say they were travelling teachers, but one taught spiritually and one taught wine-making. Completely different. Once again: Dionysus - Born on December 17th (or you can have the 25th if you want) Jesus - Born sometime in the spring, birth celebrated on December 25th because of ancient Pagan "birth of the sun" Virgin birth, still different In Persephone's version, the title "virgin goddess" meant she was unmarried. She was still said to be the product of two gods. In Seleme's version, Dionysus is the product of Zeus and Seleme. Nowhere does it say she had a virgin birth. I am not confusing Greek mythology. He was not the "only begotten son" of Zeus. Zeus had many other kids. If you could source your claims that all of those titles are actually used in Greek mythology, that'd be great. As it turns out, that plaster cast came from about 200 AD. Nowhere in Greek mythology does it actually say that Dionysus was crucified. 4b. Horus I couldn't a source where Isis was known as the "divine virgin". The goes that Osiris was chopped up into many pieces, so Isis brought him back from the dead (except his penis was eaten by a fish) so she made an artificial one. A little after that, Horus was made. She was not a "virgin". Your point about a birthday proves my point even further I don't see what your point is on the last one. A few people will always come out with theories like that to gain money and publicity. Horus and Jesus both had their arms outstretched in a picture. That's not that big of a deal. You can see from the points above that since they are so completely different, it is absurd to say that they're the same person.4c. Zoroaster So that just means that the Zoroastrians had to make his birth more interesting as time went by. It's not a very big religion, so they tried very hard to attract followers about 2,000 years ago. The slight "editing" you call Mark's ending was because the original ending was lost and recovered around the 2nd Century. They didn't make anything up, because the ending matches the other gospels. ConclusionYou say that nothing about the story of Jesus is unique. The Bible is thousands of pages long, and you happened to find a generic similarity with other gods. Many of those traits (i. e. the miracles performed) pertain to any god that people believe in.