How about non-biblical sources in Christian tradition?

Thomas Law

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Ole Holten Pind" <oleholtenpind@...>
wrote:

>
>
> < Christians generally are not in the habit of acknowledging

external

> sources (what more Buddhist elements) in the historical and

religious

> developments. But lately I notice a healthy openness by Christian

seekers

> esp towards Buddhist meditation >
>
> The discussion about whether or not Buddhism has influenced the

formation of

> early Christianity is based upon no solid evidence whatsoever, but

rather on

> wishful thinking and speculation. We are dealing with a remarkable
> convergence, that is all. I am capable of reading New Testament

Greek as

> well as Hebrew and other semitic languages and I have scrutinized

all the

> evidence adduced by those who claim that Buddhism has influenced

early

> Christianity and found that it is based on every conceivable sort

of

> distortion. I have therefore concluded that there is absolutely no

evidence

> that would support the idea of Buddhist influence on Christianity.

In short,

> the two traditions converge.
>
>
> Best wishes,
> Ole Pind
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