Why do people say the Holy Bible the only book Jesus is in?
They are records of famous Kings in the bible that call a man Jesus and other books.
http://www.provethebible.net/T2-Divin/D-0201.htm
2006-09-13 15:17:59 · 19 answers · asked by ? 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am not saying you have to believe Jesus Christ was the son of God, just that the man was born to Mary and Joseph.
2006-09-13 15:18:55 · update #1
They keep records of events in that day and time also
How about when that famous temple "church" was destroyed, when Jesus Died on the Cross
2006-09-13 15:20:17 · update #2
I think you mis understood my question, I know and believe with all my heart, soul and mind there a God/Jesus Christ.
I was trying to show non believers that there are records outside of the bible there was a man named Jesus born to Mary and Joseph and he had other brothers..
All I need is in the bible I already No
2006-09-13 15:28:08 · update #3
Not in the Holy Bible
The following passage appears in the Greek version of Antiquities of the Jews xviii 3.3, in the translation of William Whiston:
3.3 Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. He was [the] Christ. And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him; for he appeared to them alive again the third day; as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.
2006-09-13 15:35:18 · update #4
"St. John the Baptist" and "Saint John the Baptist" redirect here. For other uses, see St. John the Baptist (disambiguation).
The Baptism of Christ, by Piero della Francesca, 1449John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer, or Yahya the Baptizer) is regarded as a prophet by four religions: Christianity, Islam, Mandaeanism, and the Bahá'í Faith. This is asserted in the Synoptic Gospels, the Qur'an and the Bahá'í Writings. According to Luke 1:36, he was a relative of Jesus, though Mandaeans dispute this. He is also commonly referred to as John the Forerunner/Precursor because Christians (but not Mandaeans) consider him as the forerunner of Christ (Tiphshut). In Mandaic he is called Yihja jahane.
2006-09-13 15:37:26 · update #5
Both Josephus and Tacitus mention Him in their histories. The Didache also speaks of Him.
2006-09-13 15:21:05 · answer #1 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is not that I deny that a man called Jesus lived and had parents called Mary and Joseph.
That scenario could have happened anytime 2000 years ago or yesterday, but what I do deny is that written material such as the bible, records of famous kings etc... supports the fictional story of a man called Jesus Christ.
The bible or any book like it can never be proven and the onus of proof is on the believer not the non-believer.
Religion is personal faith nothing else, it cannot be compared to or referred to as reality.
2006-09-13 15:28:40 · answer #2 · answered by Brutal honesty is best 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Several historians mention a man named Jesus; however, the Jesus of the Bible was hardly the only man ever named Jesus. In addition, none of these people claim he was anything more than a passing fad of the Jews. Usually he is described as a criminal or rabble rouser, certainly not the Son of God or anything else supernatural. Not the kind of evidence I'd like to prove my deity.
2006-09-13 15:26:17 · answer #3 · answered by Jensenfan 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, the Bible is not the only written or recorded history of Jesus.
Josephus, a Roman Historian, wrote several entries with respect to Jesus - not religious writings but, historical writings because of Jesus' view and activities with respect to current politics.
2006-09-13 15:56:24 · answer #4 · answered by Lizzard 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing else firsthand about Jesus, but some indirect references:
Tacitus, writing about the fire that destroyed Rome during Nero's reign, blames the Christians, whose name came from Christ. Suetonius, from the early second century, comments about Jews in Rome constantly rabble-rousing in the name of Chrestus (sic). Jewish rabbinical sources mention a Yeshu hanged on he eve of Passover who was a magician and led Israel astray.
Source(s):
James D.G. Dunn, Jesus Remembered:Christianity in the Making, v 1, 141-142
2006-09-13 15:20:04 · answer #5 · answered by David W 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Of course! Josephus for one.
Also, it should be noted that NO ONE alive during the time of His death and resurrection came foward to refute the fact of His death or resurrection. Why is that? Usually, that states validity. Example: If I present the wrong ID at the Secretary of State I WILL be Questioned about it for it is false. Put things in perspective and all doubters can potentially become believers--unless they have chosen to believe a LIE!
2006-09-13 15:38:44 · answer #6 · answered by smc 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There really isn't anything that is any closer to his birth life and death than the Bible. This is the only surviving record that pertains to this one man and even that wasn't written until many decades after his death and then not put into book form (the Bible) until many hundreds of years after that.
2006-09-13 15:24:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The passage about Jesus in Josephus's writings is widely seen by scholars as a forgery added in later by someone making a copy of his work.
2006-09-13 16:06:52 · answer #8 · answered by February Rain 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No it is not. The roman records that were ordered of everbodys name and place of origin shows that Joesph and Mary had a son Called Jesus. also the Jewish temple where Jesus took training show that he was an ordained RABBI.
2006-09-13 15:28:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are hundreds and hundreds of other books that are ONLY about Jesus. They are called the Non-Canonical Gospels.
The Roman Empire (5th century-ish, I forget which Emperor) selected the 5 books that depicted Jesus in the way that they liked, in order to try and Unite the Empire under one religion.
2006-09-13 15:26:29 · answer #10 · answered by A Box of Signs 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋