Was he ever in hiding like Bin Laden is now?
2007-11-01 17:43:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Of all the speculations I've heard regarding a historical Jesus, this sounds as likely as a wanderign preacher gathered up and executed unjustly during the Jewish wars.
However, it seems more likely to me that Jesus never existed at all, and is simply a respinning of Joshua to match the times.
2007-11-01 17:46:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jesus was not the leader of a resistance movement. He actually supported Rome in some ways. He said "Give unto Caesar that which is Caeser's..." He advocated the paying of taxes to Rome when others wanted to resist.
Jesus didn't hide like Bin Laden. Bin Laden is hiding from every government and authority. Jesus never hid from the authorities but there were times when he left the crowds of people that came to hear him. At those times, he would go into the mountains or other places to seek a quiet time.
2007-11-02 00:51:40 · answer #2 · answered by Truth is elusive 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Jesus did not advocate any kind of resistance to Imperial Rome, as far as we know. He did plenty of hiding (according to Mark), but mostly from throngs of people trying to see him. He was crucified for inciting rebellion against Rome, but the only accusations were that he accepted the title of "king" (which he essentially denied, claiming that his kingdom was not earthly), and that he threatened to destroy the Temple in three days.
2007-11-02 00:50:42 · answer #3 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. John the Baptist, Jesus's cousin, resisted imperial rome with a passion, calling for repentance and even condemning Herod for his desire of a young daughter of Oroneous. Jesus ate with roman soldiers and drank with tax collectors. This puzzled his cousin, who asked 'Art thou he who should come, or do we look for another?' John the Baptist spoke out against rome, but Jesus seemed to tolerate the evil. Of course, his real motive was ushering people into the kingdom of God.
2007-11-02 01:12:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only according to the 60's movie "Barabus" and even then that was how Jews initially percieved him. It tries to argue that was why Judas Iscariot betrayed him. This of course has no biblical or historical basis however.
Jesus went on the record as saying "Give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's"
And to adress Toadally...
There is more physical proof of the existance of a historical Jesus than to prove the existance of Julius Caesar. No responsible historian reliogious or non-religious argues otherwise. The argument that Jesus of Nazareth never existed is just as far fetched as the argument that the Holocaust never happened. To believe it you have to stick your metaphorical head in the sand and ignore an aweful lot of evidence.
2007-11-02 00:46:27 · answer #5 · answered by David M 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO...
As Jesus told Pilate, his kingdom is not of this world... John 18:36 Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”
2007-11-02 00:45:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
yea, he is like a historical Luke Skywalker...and Pilate was Darth Vader..and the Jewish Priests were like the Senate....
2007-11-02 00:53:40 · answer #7 · answered by scott_skott 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, just the leader of the resistance to common sense.
2007-11-02 00:46:46 · answer #8 · answered by Islam Is A Dangerous Cult 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No. Read the Bible.
2007-11-02 00:45:41 · answer #9 · answered by 5150 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
what?!!
2007-11-02 00:45:31 · answer #10 · answered by Tara M 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋