A task...

[Shredderbeam]

Ok. This is for my Philosophy of Religion class. I would like to get your input.

What are the hidden presuppositions in the following sentence? "Jesus died for our sins."

Thanks for your time.

 

[Gamefreek4life]

wtf? does presuppositions mean?

 

[kingnick0694]

wtf? does presuppositions mean?

Exactly my thoughts

 

[Shredderbeam]

Eugh...look at the word itself. Presuppositions. The infinitive is "presuppose". "Pre" means before, and you know what suppose means.

It means to suppose something beforehand.

Failing breaking down the word, you COULD always use an online dictionary. :/

 

[Ins4n3 m0nk]

God sent him down here to suffer for our sins, I can see your argument of the "all humans are sinful"
but if god doesnt want him to die, then god would have just taken him back
with out any harm done with him

from teh irc.

 

[dpunk]

Ok.

1. There was a man named Jesus who existed.
2. He died
3. His death was for you.
4. There is something called sin.
5. This concept of sin applies to you somehow.
6. His death for you was because of your sin.

May have missed something, but thats all I can come up with, at least excluding ones that don't directly apply, i.e. you exist, things can die, etc.