From the book, The Case For Christ, Lee Strobel interviews (Louis S. Lapides, M.DIV., TH.M.) Lee Strobel asks Louis this question....
"Isn't it possible that the gospel writers fabricated details to make it appear that Jesus fulfilled the prophecies?"
Louis explains, "When the gospels(Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) were being circulated, there were people living who had been around when all these things happened(Jesus' miracles etc.) Someone would have said to Matthew, '"you know it didn't happen that way. We're trying to communicate a life of righteousness and truth, so don't taint it with a lie."' Besides he added, why would Matthew have fabricated fulfilled prophecies and then willingly allowed himself to be put to death for following someone who he secretly knew was really not the Messiah? That wouldn't make any sense. What's more, the Jewish community would have jumped on any opprotunity to discredit the gospels by pointing out falsehoods.Never did that happen."
Thoughts?
2006-09-25 11:17:17 · 13 answers · asked by tallica1331 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thoughts? I couldn't care less.
2006-09-25 11:19:38 · answer #1 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You must be joking, right.
Not only did the Judahites refuse to anoint Jesus
Messiah. They called him a false prophet. They turned him into the authorities and ran a full court press for the death penalty and got it. Folks die and lie for ideas all the time. This should surprise no one at all. David Koresh, Jim Jones, The heaven gates folks are some of the folks that have done this.
2006-09-25 12:42:46 · answer #2 · answered by zurioluchi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not really understand your question. There is no questioning the fact that Jesus may have lived. Jesus lived and is still living.
The grave could not hold him. Jesus is alive and well, but you and I both know that no matter how many times we try to tell others the good news and the story of Christ, they have the opportunity to either accept it or reject it, and we know that most of them are rejecting it because there are folks out here trying to mess with their minds and get them to thinking that Jesus did not live.
If he did not live, then where did we come from? How was the world created? I am sorry for those that do not believe and do not trust him.
2006-09-25 11:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'll make this short, sweet and to the point.
It is my belief that Jesus actually lived. I don't discount the possibility. I believe that he was simply a man who was very important during his time. So important, in fact, that his very existance set about an unprecedented course of history, the magnitude of which had never been known before, and will probably never be known again.
2006-09-25 11:22:24 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have always said that if the bible stopped at the gospels, I might be able to accept some of it. After Paul got involved it became trash.
I have heard before of proof that the man Jesus did live and I do believe that. He was a son of God as we are all children of God.
2006-09-25 11:22:44 · answer #5 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the New Testament appears heavily influenced and edited after the fact after the original Jewish followers and Jews like Jesus all were scattered after Nero and Romans got tired of thier zionist crap and destroyed thier temple, opposite of scripture fullfillments and actually using Acts 5.34 disprove itself, as they came to naught
these cults and mystic people like Paul did their best to weave a new religion..some parts of egyptian mythology that are also in Old Testament, some parts of a local cult of Attis, some parts gnosticism, but a good blend to keep being around
one can see for self the metamorphosis from Mark to John and beyond as it gets gnostic and mystic.....(NT) and just becomes a large Texas tale that even Paul gets snaggled up in his own delusions and conflicts the Law itself in his writings
2006-09-25 11:25:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were all crazy.
2006-09-25 11:20:21 · answer #7 · answered by Squirrel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I have no idea what you are trying to ask. Are you directing this question towards people who believe in a historical Jesus or toward those who do not?
2006-09-25 11:22:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i do that think that a jesus like man existed. in fact there are 16 other jesus characters in other cultures. and those 16 jesus characters are near indentical to jesus and lived before jesus...thoughts?
2006-09-25 11:22:31 · answer #9 · answered by moonshine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People do all kinds of strange things for strange reasons. Why ask why?
2006-09-25 11:21:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋