If Jesus Can Be Proven... why not God and the Bible?

Question

The New Testament rest its claim for validity upon the person, character, work, promises, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. The Bible stands or fall on Jesus existence. The fact that Jesus lived in history now defies any resonable doubt. In addition to the New Tesatment record, the most reliable ancient secular sources attest that Jesus lived! The arugment of His Diety is another thing all together. The existence of Christianity itself offers proof of Jesus existence. I have been to Israel, the Bible is correct, geographicaly, historically, and offers acurate genealogy of different biblicl personalities. So why dont we believe all of the Bibles other claims? Not one archeaological find has ever contradicted the Bible. The Bible never argues for the existence of God. It starts off in the beginning God! like Gods existence is already known! The Bible is not written to try an convince someone that the events are true. It is written from a historical perspect

Answer 1

Outside of the Bible. Jesus can not be proven

Answer 2

Well proving an existence of someone doesn't prove that they were what they said they were or did what they said they did. After all storytelling, legends, folk tales, and fables have always been a part of culture. If someone can prove the existence of King Authur, does that make the holy grail and the knights of the round table real? No it only means King Athur exisited.
Just because the bible is geographically correct doesn't prove anything either. Many writers use real places. They could also start a book in such a way to make it sound true. Some books are even based on truth with facts being changed.

Answer 3

I'm sorry but Jesus is far from proven. The nonbiblical references to him are few and questionable. The prophecies are also questionable, many scholars think that most of the Book of Daniel was written after the events prophecied. As for archeology, it only proves that those places existed. I think the Bible is a mix of revisionist history and fable. If a future race found a Tom Clancy novel set in New York featuring the Empire State Building and then uncovered the Empire State Building in an archeology dig would that make the events in the novel all true and proven?

Answer 4

I haven't studied proof of Jesus' existance, but I have read a number of history books about the time period. Specifically, a couple written by a Roman Historian, Josephus Flavius. Interestingly- Jesus isn't even mentioned. So- while I don't really doubt that he existed as a person, he wasn't a particularly important spiritual leader at the time. He- at best, had a small following and was a rabble rouser.

He was made into a god many years later.

Answer 5

The Bible, like most scientific theories, could possibly be proven to be false but could not be proven to be true: there might be some exception lurking somewhere which would negate it. In the case of the Bible, proving it false is particularly easy: not only does it have hundreds of errors of fact, but dozens of internal contradictions. See the reference for a fun read.

Answer 6

The bible is a recording of all that happened before the beginning of time. It is somewhat a holy history book for everything of this world and universe.

To Morey he is not mentioned because they did not believe in him, he had very few followers because everyone else thought just like you....so why would they write about someone who they believe is of no importance.

Answer 7

do not p.c.. out some verses that do not tell the completed tale. imagine about it. you won't be able to describe each and every element of each and every idea each and each and every time the concept is pronounced. you should study *all the places the concept takes position, and practice what it says. The scripture is amazingly sparkling that Jesus claimed to be God, and that his disciples both believed it and taught it to others. study the completed council of God. study all the Gospels. do not use the recent international Translation, which replaced into deliberately translated to imprecise or deny the obtrusive practise of the unique language. advantages. /Orthodox

Answer 8

There is no historical evidence that Jesus ever lived. He was an invention of the early Christian church as the result of period folklore, which foretold of a messiah. In fact, there were numerous stories of different people of the time, which mirrored the same story. One that comes to mind is that of a guy named Horus, who was reportedly born of a virgin, died for the sins of the world and saved all of mankind. It was nothing more than popular folklore that took root in the early Catholic Church when it voted to give Jesus divine origins.

Answer 9

KrytonOn should read the history of Christ written by historians of His day if he doesn't believe the Christians who walked and talked to Jesus.

Answer 10

So, a person called Jesus once lived - perhaps. This Jesus was a holy man, or wise man or prophet - perhaps. Son of God? If god does not exist, then obviously Jesus could not be his son.

Answer 11

the bible can not be proven only verified.
it has held up to historic and scientific discovory

but the real question is do you believe that God is all powerfull
if so then it is reasonable to assume that he would give us his word and keep it accurate