If so what examples can you give to support your conclusion? Or do you think the Gospels are more of a generalization of what happened?
2007-09-05 21:08:43 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
SDW I normally like your answers but to say there is no contradiction. This was a quick dozen for you.
How many generations were there between Abraham to David? Matthew 1:17 lists fourteen generations. Matthew 1:2 lists thirteen generations.
Is Paul lying? In Acts 20:35 Paul told people "to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Since Jesus never made such a biblical statement, isn’t Paul guilty of deception?
When did the leper become not a leper? (Matthew 8:13 & 8:14) Jesus healed the leper before visiting the house. (Mark 1:29-30 & 1:40-42) Jesus healed the leper after visiting Simon Peter’s house.
Who approached Jesus? (Matthew 8:5-7) The Centurion approached Jesus, beseeching help for a sick servant. (Luke 7:3 & 7:6-7) The Centurion did not approach Jesus. He sent friends and elders of the Jews.
Was she dead or just dying? (Matthew 9:18) He asked for help, saying his daughter was already dead. (Luke 8:41-42) Jairus approached Jesus for help, because his daughter was dying.
Just what did Jesus instruct them to take? (Matthew 10:10) Jesus instructed them not to take a staff, not to wear sandals. (Mark 6:8-9) Jesus instructed his disciples to wear sandals and take a staff on their journey.
When did John find out Jesus was the Messiah? (Matthew 11:2-3) While imprisoned. John the Baptist sent followers to Jesus to inquire if Jesus was the messiah. (Luke 7:18-22) While imprisoned. John the Baptist sent followers to Jesus to inquire if Jesus was the Messiah. (John 1 :29-34,36) John already knew Jesus was the Messiah.
Who made the request? (Matthew 20:20-21) Their mother requested that James and John, Zebedee’s children, should sit beside Jesus in his Kingdom. (Mark 10:35-37) James and John, Zebedee’s children, requested that they should sit beside Jesus in his Kingdom.
What animals were brought to Jesus? (Matthew 21:2-7) two of the disciples brought Jesus an *** and a colt from the village of Bethphage. (Mark 11:2-7) They brought him only a colt.
When did the fig tree hear of its doom? (Matthew 21:17-19) Jesus cursed the fig tree after purging the temple. (Mark 11:14-15 & 20) He cursed it before the purging.
When did the fig tree keel? (Matthew 21:9) The fig tree withered immediately. and the disciples registered surprise then and there. (Mark 11:12-14 & 20) The morning after Jesus cursed the fig tree, the disciples noticed it had withered and expressed astonishment.
Was John the Baptist Elias? "This is Elias which was to come." Matthew 11:14 "And they asked him, what then? Art thou Elias? And he said I am not." John l:21
2007-09-05 21:19:05 · answer #1 · answered by Gawdless Heathen 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but I don't believe they include everything.
The reason I believe that? Well, there are many. I'll just name the top three:
1. How soon after the fact they were written. In a time when writing materials were hard to come by, anything written less than a hundred years after the fact (all of the Gospels were written less than sixty) is considered accurate. This is according to historians.
2. The fact that the Gospels were written by eyewitnesses. They attest to being eyewitnesses, or at least writing using the testimony of eyewitnesses (Luke and Mark are examples of this).
3. The fact that most of the writers of the New Testament were martyred for their beliefs. I don't know of anyone who would die for something they KNEW was a lie.
Even apart from this, I know it's true because of how I felt when I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. That left me with NO doubts whatsoever. At least about Jesus, anyway. I still struggle with some doubts (like about various passages in the Old Testament), but none about Jesus.
2007-09-05 21:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The christian bible is fiction. The stories in it were written by primitive humans who knew nothing about how things really work. Many of the characters and stories are based on characters and stories from earlier myths.
Did a historical Jesus exist?
http://www.nobeliefs.com/exist.htm
ALL CLAIMS OF JESUS DERIVE FROM HEARSAY ACCOUNTS
No one has the slightest physical evidence to support a historical Jesus; no artifacts, dwelling, works of carpentry, or self-written manuscripts. All claims about Jesus derive from writings of other people. There occurs no contemporary Roman record that shows Pontius Pilate executing a man named Jesus. Devastating to historians, there occurs not a single contemporary writing that mentions Jesus. All documents about Jesus got written well after the life of the alleged Jesus from either: unknown authors, people who had never met an earthly Jesus, or from fraudulent, mythical or allegorical writings. Although one can argue that many of these writings come from fraud or interpolations, I will use the information and dates to show that even if these sources did not come from interpolations, they could still not serve as reliable evidence for a historical Jesus, simply because all sources derive from hearsay accounts.
Hearsay means information derived from other people rather than on a witness' own knowledge.
Courts of law do not generally allow hearsay as testimony, and nor does honest modern scholarship. Hearsay provides no proof or good evidence, and therefore, we should dismiss it.
2007-09-05 21:19:37 · answer #3 · answered by YY4Me 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
THE HOLY BIBLE IS GODS WORD,IT IS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO BELIEVE,ALL WHAT GOD HAS SAID, WILL HAPPEN,HE KEEPS HIS WORD.IF YOU READ THE HOLY BIBLE, IT WILL SHOW YOU THE THINGS TO COME.
No other gospel
Ga:1:6: I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
Ga:1:7: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
Ga:1:8: But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
Ga:1:9: As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Ga:1:10: For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
GODS WORD,GOD IS LOVE
2007-09-05 21:30:07 · answer #4 · answered by flindo61 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes but not historical in the way a history textbook is set out, it would be rather to try to convey and express a message. For example. The falling of Jericho, the Israelites believed they made the wall fall down but history has shown thaty many earthquakes occur there but it showed that they hade hope and faith in God and God answered their prayers.
2007-09-05 21:18:12 · answer #5 · answered by starrynight 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some Gospels differ but same message,the bible says if all that Jesus said and did were written the world would not have enough room to hold all the books,,amazing eh!
2007-09-05 21:14:44 · answer #6 · answered by Inou 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Gospels were written by firsthand observers except for Mark which is believed to be Peter's account that was written by Mark. The 2nd and 3rd century manuscripts found in Alexandria almost match completely to the 7th and 10th century Byzantine manuscripts which validates their authenticity and accuracy of those that copied them. No other writings have that kind of integrity.
2007-09-05 21:18:46 · answer #7 · answered by Who's got my back? 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The writers of the gospels themselves indicate they are describing real events, No reason to discredit that. If you would like to know more, I strongly suggest reading Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ." He addresses the reliability of the gospels in his book at length. A great read.
Blessings.
2007-09-05 21:14:47 · answer #8 · answered by Mutations Killed Darwin Fish 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
They are four divergent accounts that give no details that overtly and directly conflict with each other. Of course they are summarys of what happened, but a summary is not a generalization.
If I were to give any one more credibility than the other three, it would have to be John, since he was himself and eyewitness to the whole thing according to all four passages. Next would be Luke--as a pure historian, there are few like him in the ancient world.
And remember, the death and resurrection of Christ is the foundation of the entire Christian faith. Even if we question the rest of the Bible, if we were to deny this story we would cease to be Christian.
2007-09-05 21:13:33 · answer #9 · answered by SDW 6 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Yes,without a doubt.If it were a haphazard account I would not be a Christian.Secular history backs up God's Word.
2007-09-05 21:46:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋