The Historical Jesus and New Testament Rubbish: Part One: The Road to GolgothaWalter Uhler
This list of non-biblical references to Jesus was compiled by Dr. David Oldham.
It should also be noted that there are many references to men with the name of Jesus in Josephus’ work—both Jesus and James were very common names. There is nothing else in the text to indicate that he is talking about the brother of Jesus Christ. A detail from the an illustration of...
This “system of seven” is used three times in the Gospel of John. In addition to Jesus’ seven miracle “signs,” there are seven major discourses given by Jesus, and seven “I am” claims. The goal of the Gospel’s author was to lead believers to the realization that Jesus was the...
• We know God can’t become human, so Jesus never would have said he was God. The gospel writers must have only attributed that statement to Jesus. • Jesus never intended to start a church, so any references to the church are later additions. • God is a God of love, not wra...
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 ...
TheBright Morning StarwasVenus, akaAstarte– The Goddess. During his brief appearance, Jesus attempted to resurrect the Divine Feminine, a vital component of Creation. He called her “The Bright Morning Star.” Moses attempted to do the same when he identified the “God of the Mountain” asAs...
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...
Perhaps the best known of the early Greek references to hope is found in the story of Pandora, as told by Hesiod in Works and Days (lines 50–105; see also Theogony, lines 565–615). After Pandora's jar is opened, a host of evils escape, with only Ἐλπίς remaining.1 ...
For the wisdom of this world is nonsense in God's sight." And still later, "We are fools for Christ's sake." In his Epistle to the Colossians, Paul wrote that "all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" were hidden in Jesus Christ. Later, we shall examine these words in some ...