It was at Princeton that Ehrman’s perspective on the Bible changed. It all came down to a term paper surrounding a challenging passage in Mark 2. In the passage where Jesus says David went in and ate the showbread, Mark says Abiathar was high priest (Mark 2:26) while the verse Mark ...
“Jesus' situation under the harsh judgment of Rome was analogous to our situation under Sin. He was condemned; he was rendered helpless and powerless; he was stripped of his humanity; he was reduced to the status of a beast, declared unfit to live and deserving of a death proper to slav...
The Jews believed that they crucified and killed Jesus, and did not believe that he was raised and taken up into heaven. It was Prophet Muhammad who chastised and punished them severely for their infidelity. "Rather, Allah raised him (Jesus) up to Him..." (Qur'an Ch.4 v158). The sa...
He had a plan to defeat Jesus by having Him killed by His Chosen People. Had he known the outcome, he would have planned things differently: “Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” (1st Corinthians 2:...
“What helped me was faith: Jesus will take care of me! [If I had made a different decision], I wouldn’t have the family, the children I have today. I would not be in this beautiful country, helping people. All of that wouldn’t have happened [if I had said yes to that married...
As for those that crucified Jesus, no, they didn’t think he was a sacrifice at all. He was pulling followers from all over (not just Jews) and he was throwing the scriptures into the faces of the Jewish church leaders. They saw him as a danger and a threat. He was someone that ...
He had a plan to defeat Jesus by having Him killed by His Chosen People. Had he known the outcome, he would have planned things differently: “Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” (1st Corinthians 2:...
the transcendent way of knowledge. And this was that knowledge of Christ and of his love which the apostle set such a price upon, when he "determined not to know any thing, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified;" (1 Cor. 2:2;) that he might there see the love of Christ streami...
The Gospel As Told By Jesus Christ July 25, 2012 “The Invitation” The Father had placed a truth in my heart that I had to proclaim. The kingdom was at hand and I had to announce this to all of Israel. I needed helpers. So, as I walked along th...
God does indeed look upon our actions, and will hold us accountable for them. We cannot ‘earn’ our salvation, but simply claiming to ‘believe’ in Jesus and then continuing in wickedness is not going to make the cut. To rehabilitate a Calvinist notion, Jesus’ work was indeed an effec...