Why do Jesus stories always take place undocumented?

Question

It's always in front of a credulous bunch of uneducated rural folks. None of the miracles or sermons are listed as occurring in a place where anyone knew how to validate what happened, or for that matter, even knew how to write!

Could there be any reasonable explanation for this?

There are some interesting answers, and some patronizing ones.

For the record: I'm saying that no one capable of documenting these events attended them, not that writing wasn't available! For example, there is plenty of documentation about the rule of Herod, the monthly reports of Pilate to Rome, etc. but none of these mention anything remotely related to any Jesus.

As for only targeting the poor and sickly, isn't that the same methodology that shysters and fake healers use today?

Answer 1

Could it be because they're just stories? Unverifiable stories shouldn't be taken as truth.

Answer 2

Honey, you have your history all wrong. First of all, mankind did have written language during the time Jesus walked the earth; as a matter of fact, if you were smart enough to have ever READ the Holy Bible instead of simply listening to "Jesus stories", you would have noticed that it is full of letters and books written by extremely knowledgeable individuals who documented the happenings in the world at the time (as a matter of fact, the first written language was developed in Sumeria about the 4th millennium B.C). So, lets rule no one knowing how to write out as a reasonable explanation here.
Secondly, the miracles that Jesus performed were seen by many different people at the time (the educated included here) thus,needed no validation; and the places where they were performed still exist today. But, do'nt take my word for it. Take the time to open up a Bible, and a history book first and educate yourself a little before you go asking un-educated questions.

Answer 3

The problem is that by today's standards even the most educated in Jewish society of Jesus' time would have appeared simpletons to us now. You appear to be trying to evaluate these stories based on a hear and now philosophy, but everything is relevant to when it occurs.
Besides which there is also the fact that those with enough education to evaluate these events may not have treated them objectively and therefore were hardly Jesus' principle audience.
A doctor does not attend those who are not ill...

Answer 4

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Answer 5

actually, all the first and second hand accounts of jesus' miracles were set down before 70 AD, or in the 40 year time span after Jesus' crucifixion and ressurection. This is important because it means that they were written down by eyewitnesses, not as second or thirdhand accounts, and many miracles were performed in front of Roman officials, a doctor named Luke (the gospel of Luke, the fourth and longest gospel), as well as by tax collectors and pharisees (such as nicodemous, who on todays educational scale would have a degree of education equal to that of graduate or law school). yes, many miracles were performed in front of the unwashed masses, but they were well documented, in the case of both his disciples and of Paul, who was also one of the most highly educated individuals in the region at the time, both in the Jewish writings and in Roman law.

also, st augustine was born and carried out his ministry around 300 years after the gospels were set down.

Answer 6

Because they started writing all this alleged rubbish down 70 years after the alleged events took place... So as you can see there was nobody alive really that new him , witnessed anything etc.. So it's just a bunch of people's fantasies.. By the way I could write better fables than them....

Answer 7

I have to agree with both Lukle and Paul being educated and it being verified their accounts were written within the forty years following Jesus's death. What I dont understand is why so many think it is okay to say what christians believe is rubbish but start screaming close minded when someone says they are wrong.

Answer 8

yes, because most of what Jesus did was in the presence of the poor and sickly. The mightiest up in society at that time were the Pharisees and leaders of religion and they were only out to crucify Jesus because they were happy in their sin. They did not record any of the works of Jesus because he shamelessly pointed out their wrongs. One of the gospels was written by Luke, who was a doctor of science. Also I figure that when Jesus was present people were to busy worshiping him to be writing down everything. Even if they did write it down the moment it was said or done people would still play off of the argument they use that the bible was written by man.

Answer 9

Friend...the fact that you read or heard the story tells you it's documented. When performing the miracles he was doing what he did naturally...fortunately for us there were people that documented what did happen.

Answer 10

Most people could not write in the time of jesus. All stories of Jesus were passed down through oral communication until they were written later, I believe around the time of St. Augustine.