“These are all Christian and are obviously and understandably biased in what they report, and have to be evaluated very critically indeed to establish any historically reliable information,” Ehrman says. “But their central claims about Jesus as a historical figure—a Jew, with followers, ...
The purpose of this article is to explain the author's understanding of the historical Jesus in terms of a "Weberian" ideal type model. The lack of historical evidence of the role of a father in the life of Jesus in early Christian literature from the period prior to 70 CE, including ...
The real flaw in Crossan’s argument in my opinion is that he assumes that Jesus must have been like the majority of people who lived in the same time and place as him and he does not allow for the entirely reasonable possibility that Jesus might have been better educated than most people...
Historically, censuses were conducted to ensure that the Roman Empire could effectively manage its vast territories. The mention of this census situates the birth of Jesus within a real historical framework, emphasizing the sovereignty of God in orchestrating events to fulfill prophecy, as seen in ...
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,Berean Literal BibleFor I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed, took bread,King ...
They had legs yet were truly lame for they could not come to Jesus. They’d preferred God stayed put inside the temple in the enclosed room of the holy of holiest, while they could act as the mediator between God and men. They did not like the idea that God could go out of the ...
42And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43Joseph of Arimathæa, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. 44And Pilate ...
‘someone infinitely sublime’,[34] to inform him that ‘I believe that the disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ could not have felt more deeply for their Lord than we for you’.[35] Numerous expression of devotion in a similar vein can be found in the correspondence between The Master and...
What is a real name of Jesus? Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua. What did Lucien say about Jesus? Lucian of Samosata is used as evidence for Jesus' existence. He is a reliable source because he was hostile to Christianity and so would have no ...
…2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. 3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus ...