Historical Jesus

and values, human achievements, and historical events and figures. All of these things, make up what Christianity and Islam have become today. Christianity focuses solely on the figure of Jesus. Jesus was called the Messiah, and was the…

know the Bible is Reliable? i. What does reliable mean? ii. Is the Old Testament reliable? iii. Is the New Testament reliable? II. How does science and archaeology support the Bible? i. Evidence ii. Are there contradictions? III. Jesus and the Bible. i. What does Jesus say about God’s Word? ii. Old Testament records iii. Salvation IV. Sticking with Scripture. i. Does our view of the Bible matter? ii. Believing, Feeling, Doing How do we know the Bible is Reliable? What does reliable…

birth and early life of Jesus. They are only found in two of the gospels. While Matthew and Luke are the only two gospels that contain the infancy narratives, they are a significant part in the story of Jesus. Matthew’s and Luke’s infancy narrative are both distinct, neither were a source for each other. While referred to as the infancy narratives they do not give us much from Jesus’ infancy and childhood. What the infancy narratives do answer is the question “Who is this Jesus of Nazareth?”…

This podcast talks about Jesus Christ from a historical perspective through the book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth and its author, Reza Aslan. This book dives into the historical perspective of Jesus of Nazareth and discusses Reza’s own religious journey. Religion is defined by the book to a a social institution involving beliefs and practices based on recognizing the sacred. There are several concepts from the lecture and book can be seen through this podcast. Religion is very…

revealed several in points of interest on the topic of Christology. I discovered that Jesus as the central figure of the New Testament is spoken of in two different ways: The New Testament tells of a man names ‘Jesus’ who lived in Galilee and who said and did many remarkable things before being crucified. This representation is known as the earthly, historical figure of Jesus. And the New Testament also speaks of Jesus as an exalted, eternal figure, seated at the right hand of God and dwelling…

understand it’s underlying message. These interpretations are also important in providing the historical context of each book. Using knowledge from the historical context, combined with an understanding of literary forms and styles, readers are able to become more apparent of the historical context regarding each passage, giving a deeper insight to the faceted meanings of the Bible. Fee & Douglas state, the historical context enables readers to comprehend information regarding culture and…

An Exegesis of John 15:5-11 Historical Context The Gospel of John has been widely recognized as one of the most influential books in the New Testament. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are quite different from this fourth Gospel of John. The first three books are known as the synoptic Gospels due to the fact that they all convey the same picture. Although there are many similarities, John significantly differs from the other Gospels. John is unlike the other Gospels is that John does not…

re-illustrate historical events in a modern scene. Samella S. Lewis used her platform, particularly in her piece entitled "The Preacher" as a medium in which she is applying the story of Jesus in a modern day context. Although the story of Jesus and his twelve disciples have been told for decades, it is often difficult for the preaching’s and teachings of Jesus to be applied in our present day in age. In Lewis’ 1943 painting entitled “The Preacher” (S. Lewis) a modern and more relatable scene of…

The denial of Jesus divinity in the Quran is one of the primary methods the text has of minimizing his role relative to Christian Christology and upholding the basic Muslim tenet that there is no god but the one and true God (la ilaha illa allah). Jesus is mentioned 25 times by name in the Quran, as opposed to Muhammad’s five singular mentions, in addition to being called the spirit, word, messenger, and prophet of God . While a central figure, each mention ensures that Jesus is seen as being…

the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the nature of God and the Trinity, the revelation and the salvation, influence the life of adherents by providing the core foundations to what they are to live their live based upon. Variants of these beliefs are expressed through differing religious perspectives such as Catholicism, Anglicism and Pentecostalism. The divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ is of the belief that Jesus is both fully human and…