"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" (Book XVIII, Chap. iii, sec. 3).
2007-04-08 21:31:23 · 7 answers · asked by Boss Nass 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"Christianity was the ultimate product of religious syncretism in the ancient world. Its emergence owed nothing to a holy carpenter. There were many Jesuses but the fable was a cultural construct. Nazareth did not exist in the 1st century AD – the area was a burial ground of rock-cut tombs. Following a star would lead you in circles. The 12 disciples are as fictitious as their master, invented to legitimise the claims of the early churches. The original Mary was not a virgin. That idea was borrowed from pagan goddesses."
2007-04-08 21:58:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
maximum pupils think of a fellow in the third century (forgive my spelling) named Esubius? strengthen into to blame. in case you're taking any e book--once you get to the top of a financial disaster--many situations the final web site of the financial disaster in common terms covers in common terms a factor of the web site--something being sparkling. in the Josephus forgery on the top of the "financial disaster" you have this point out of Jesus. completely had not something to do with something of the financial disaster and used language not trouble-free to Jospehuses era. extra desirable--this Esuibius fellow--had written monographs for the church which incredibly stated "it truly is okay to lie if it will improve the religion". not a extreme student thinks the jospehus checklist is authentic.
2016-10-02 10:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not very authentic because it has been changed many many times, if you want to know the real truth about Jesus(pbuh) then read the Quran, holy book of Muslims, the religion of Islam was predicted in the Bible. Quran has never been changed and it has been sent by God so we know there is no flaw in it. so follow Islam if you truly want to know about Jesus(pbuh). in Islam jesus (pbuh) is a prophet, not the son of God, calling Jesus(pbuh) as the son of God is a major sin in Islam.
2007-04-08 21:38:01 · answer #3 · answered by farid 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Interpolation.
2007-04-08 21:33:09 · answer #4 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Josephus? I think that it's not incongruent to anything that I know about history.
2007-04-08 21:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The text is by humans and so is authenticity.
2007-04-08 21:33:18 · answer #6 · answered by eaf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like your use of the word "tribe".
It says it all.
2007-04-08 21:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by Iain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋