Historical Jesus or traditional Jesus?

Question

Are you more interested in the historical Jesus, as revealed by modern historical research or are you more interested in the traditional Jesus of faith, as Christianity has traditionally described Jesus? Please explain why and any basis for your opinions. Thanks for any thoughtful answers that contain explanations, regardless of your opinion.

Answer 1

Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life. False teachings has
taken Jesus, God made flesh, and turned him into a man
who even married.

The true Jesus as told in Colossians 2:9, "For in him
dwelleth ALL the fulness of the Godhead bodily". He
is the temple/body of the fulness of God the Spirit, John
4:24.

Answer 2

I'm much more interested in the historical Jesus. I've already read the gospels, (and the rest of the Bible). The religious/traditional Jesus is a pretty simplified subject. Once you get past a few basic points, you pretty much know everything about him that traditionalists really think is important. All the rest seems to be minute variations on a theme and picayune questions of dogma.

The historical Jesus is largely a mystery. Any new, verifiable discovery of information about a historical Jesus would be extremely interesting. There are about a million details about him that people can only guess at, especially when it comes to his childhood.

Unfortunately, verifiable historical information from neutral secular sources is almost completely non-existent. Such a complete absence of information regarding a person that supposedly performed so many wonders and caused so much controversy is rather odd. I can't help but feel that it is a strong indicator that there was no historical Jesus. However, I would be extremely interested in looking at anything new that was discovered.

Answer 3

After being raised in a fundamental christian church (preacher's daughter, no less) I have found too much to doubt in any of the "traditions" of faith, whether it be Jesus, Noah, Moses...etc...

I am, however, interested in any ACCURATE historical information on Jesus just because I am, as yet, not quite an atheist, and am always looking for information that puts a logical light on biblical "traditions".

Answer 4

My Own Personal Jesus

Answer 5

How can one separate the historical Jesus from the traditional Jesus of faith? Either Jesus is who He said He is, or He is a raving lunatic. Either He was resurrected from the grave, or he wasn't. One cannot separate who he claimed to be and who we believe Him to be. It boils down to this, what made his followers go from running away to being willing to die for the cause? Was it because they experienced a resurrected messiah, just as the prophets foretold?

Answer 6

This is a distinction many of us find false. It was introduced mid-19th century by German academics such as Bruno Bauer and those who began what is known now as Higher Criticism or the Higher Critical Method. Wellhausen's GEDP theory is an application of it. I do not subscribe to many of the premises that drives this kind of research, but it is still quite popular because it provides a completely secularized approach to religious texts. So it has political advantages even if it can be questioned on many other grounds, especially philosophical and theological.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

I'm curious as to what the historical Jesus may have been like, once one peels away the layers of doctrine and propaganda.

Answer 9

Historical Jesus.

He was obviously an amazing person if we're still talking about him today. It's fascinating to see what they're able to learn about his life, and how it compares to the myth.

Answer 10

Jesus Christ traditional
He is the Son of the only living and True GOD and he is the reedeemer of the world.
No one comes to the father but by Jesus