I wonder why Jesus never wrote down a single page of his thoughts or words to hand down for posterity?

Answer 1

Yeah, I was wondering the exact same thing over the past few days. Odd isn't it, considering he was 'all powerful' and could have written much more than others did . . . but hey, it's like the stone tablets of Moses and the gold plates of Moroni (Mormonism). It would be evidence of authenticity so I don't know why there are no stone tablets or gold plates, let alone no writings by Jesus . . . if any of the above were real, you'd think 'God' would want us all to have the proof, wouldn't you?

Answer 2

Nor did anyone who would have been alive at the same time. There is not a single piece of physical, archaeological, or contemporary documentary evidence of Jesus. There is no description of what he might have looked like or a single word of anything he ever said. Which brings up another interesting point: there are passages allegedly spoken by Jesus when he was alone. How is that possible?

There is no record of any village, town, or city called Nazareth until after the time Jesus would have lived and died (nor is such a place ever mentioned in the Old Testament). There are no records of his crucifixion in the historical documentation of Jerusalem or Pontius Pilate (or any Roman official). The darkness that is claimed to have covered the earth when Jesus died is not mentioned by anyone, anywhere in the world (including Jerusalem itself).

Answer 3

I understand your question and personally, I like my information to come to me first hand, or through my own personal experience. This insures its clarity. Whether Jesus existed or not is of no importance, only the wisdom one might gain from his teachings, or anothers interpretation of.
There are many wise sayings accredited to him but for me, the source in Never important.
At a young age I once asked my Pagan father, "How will I know if what I hear or read is the truth?" His reply? "Ask your heart, always. It will never lie to you. If you are walking down a road and a mud puddle begins to spew words, sit down and listen. Ask your heart what is true and leave the rest behind. Make sure you thank the mud when you leave. And never be a devotee of the source of knowledge, only be a devotee of wisdom."
Jesus did nothing more than anyone has the capability to do - if they were as devoted to the wisdom as he was.
Blessed Be

Answer 4

How much time do Christians spend reading and rereading and rereading the Bible? How much time do Christians spend debating the import of obscure passages in the Old Testament? How much time do Christians spend trying to reconcile petty details in the Bible?

Jesus never wrote anything down because God never intended a text-based Christianity. I think that Jesus not writing anything down suggests that we should be acting more and reading and speculating less. The message, spoken and lived, was simple. Clear. There was no need to write it down. You don't need to read thousands of pages; you don't need a degree in theology to understand Jesus' message.

Answer 5

Most of Jesus words were taught through oral tradition. It wasn't until later when writing started to develop among the poor class. (It was common that, back then, only the upper class could read and write.) So his words were preserved through the *Gospels.

Answer 6

Jews in those days didnt really write their thoughts. study was conducted through discussion and argument as is still done in many yeshivahs. the words argued were meant for people right there and then, dealing with real issues of that time.
that's why things weren't written down.
even in the talmud, the rabbis didnt write down their stuff, it's always "this rabbi said that this rabbi said" and it was written down by their students if an important legal interpretation was made.

Answer 7

It seems odd. But, to be fair - Socrates intentionally did not write down anything. He believe that the written word was "dead" or "static" but talking and asking questions was alive and dynamic.

Apparently, if Jesus or Socrates were alive today they would never get tenure at a university.

Answer 8

It is quite possible that Jesus did do that very thing. Some scrolls were discovered in 1947 that may very well be not only about Jesus but written in His own hand. Where are the scrolls and why arent they available? Ask whoever is really in charge of Vatican City. (and it aint the Pope.)

Answer 9

Probably told not to influence our free will, with writings or details, as he talked in parables also.
I don't know, just a guess.

Answer 10

Interesting question. I guess He just chose to inspire the four evangelists and let them tell His story. He was very busy with His work of preaching, healing and savings souls.

Besides, everything that is necessary for salvation is not written down anyway. The truth about Christ and the Church does not depend upon the written word.

Jesus Himself IS the Word. His miraculous birth, death, ressurection and miracles spoke volumes to a culture that was largely illiterate anyway.

Most of the thousands of early Christians never read one word of the gospels or apostolic letters. They believed by what they heard. This is called Holy Tradition and has equal authority to Holy Scripture.

I guess what I'm saying is an autobiography is not necessary to back the historical Jesus. The majority of famous and notable people throughout history never wrote down their thoughts, but their actions and words were simply recorded by others.