This list of non-biblical references to Jesus was compiled by Dr. David Oldham.
BIBLECULTSEvans did not address the supernaturalistic and naturalistic implausibilities found throughout, or the fact that the Gospel authors were clearly not objective, nor did he demonstrate that the evangelists - whoever they were - were reliable historians or that their sources are h...
The historians of the 1st and 2nd centuries were barely aware of the Jewish messianic sect of Christianity and wrote nothing about Jesus Christ. The few mentions that exist are forgeries.
Well, yes, obviously, going back to my notes and the Biblical texts, we are talking about Jesus of Nazareth being, if you like, the "fall guy" for a cause. As a rather radical Jewish prophet as he was, in historical terms, almost certainly. But it's applicable to a...
—were also present in his thought. For Marcion, the God of theHebrew Bible(Old Testament) is an inferior and harsh creatordemiurge, author of the world and of humankind, who is nonetheless completely distinct from the supreme divinity, whomanifestedhimself inJesusand is a stranger to this ...
I hope readers will enjoy finding the little head nods, easter eggs, and references to them I sprinkled throughout the book. Which scene is your favorite, the one you never tired of working with? Give us a reason to look forward to it. ...
No other religion or philosophy has had more influence on Western Civilization than Christianity. Christian beliefs spread like wildfire and turned the Roman world upside down and are still controversial today. Christians came from all nations, peoples and tongues by faith in Jesus Christ, even many...
The article conflates unitarianism with Deism, in addressing the views of Samuel Clarke (and Newton) but claiming that there’s not a triune God, or that Jesus is not divinity himself, is not the same as rejecting the idea of an intervenionist God. Paley was an Anglican, and in his ...
Also, Jesus never took the “supernatural” way out to meet his own needs. He slept, ate, rested, and suffered just like any other human and likely learned Scripture in the same manner as his peers. In the Gospels, Jesus was called “Rabbi” by six different groups: His disciples, a ...
Nobel Prize in Literature, “Barabbas” is a four-part mini-series that explores the story of a man whose life was spared because of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Shot on location in Tunisia, this sweeping epic is an ultimate story of redemption that will pick up where the Bible left ...