Talk:Testimony of the Evangelist

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I will continue to update this article with better information and to polish it so that it will be of higher quality. I consider this a "stub" which I will continue to edit, but have placed it on wikipedia so that the information is available.-infinitelink

I moved this to the talk page so the article would look more formal. Hope you don't mind! By the way, I agree with the person who suggested that this article be moved to Wikisource. delldot | talk 01:16, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Seeking substantiating evidence

I've been searching for a source to substantiate the claim that Simon Greenleaf ever set out to disprove the resurrection of Jesus, or that this quest ultimately converted him to Christianity. While this is a very common story on the internet, nobody cites a source to back it up. Moreover, there is some positive evidence to suggest it is essentially an urban legend. For example, Simon Greenleaf was (apparently) a longstanding member of the Episcopal Church before he wrote his major works. He also explicitly states in paragraph four of "Testimony of the Evangelists" that his investigation does not address the existence of the Christian god or the divine nature of the Bible; he assumes at the outset that these have already been sufficiently established by other authors. This would be a very peculiar position to take if his own research had lead to his acceptance of the resurrection. Hence, it seems quite unlikely that his legal analysis had anything at all to do with his conversion to Christianity (or, equivalently, to his acceptance of the resurrection).

I would like to edit the entry on "Testimony of the Evangelists" to tone down the claims about Greenleaf's initial skepticism and subsequent conversion, unless someone can provide evidence to support these assertions. Any comments?