Jesus and history

from the New Testament specifically the Gospels as these books gave detailed summaries of Jesus’ life. The chosen quotes presented Jesus’ divergent views on sin and traditional law. Also explaining how he revolutionized the ‘traditional society’ and abolished religious autocracy. This resource prompted the formation of these research questions: ‘What caused the founder, Jesus to preach?’, ‘What ideals did Jesus found concerning war?’ and ‘What was Jesus’s vision when founding Christianity?’ This…

Matthew was a tax collector who became a disciple of Jesus (Strauss, 2011, p. 5531). It is believed that he wrote the book of Matthew. He was more than qualified to write a book in the Bible because “as a tax collector, Matthew no doubt would have been proficient in both Aramaic and Greek” and would have been highly organized. Furthermore, he was one of Jesus’ twelve thus, he knew Jesus personally and likely captured numerous personal encounters with Jesus (Strauss, 2011, p. 5549). Specifically…

Crucially, this claim frames the Christian understanding of God according to a Trinitarian pattern, and one which passes necessarily through Jesus. This, follows, insofar as in him the new testament “was opened”, and only with respect to the only begotten and incarnated Son we can understand God as the Holy Trinity and ourselves as adopted sons. Hence, Jesus establishes the conditions for understanding the Old and the New Testament as in continuity with one another, as well as the God of Israel…

their own way. In Glenn Ambrose 's story, "The Jesus Question" he elaborates on countless symbols and images of Jesus. Jesus holds many names and many multiple meanings, and it is understandable. Some of the common titles he holds are as followed: Rabbi, King of Kings, Son of Man, Christ crucified, Prince of Peace, Liberator, and Universal Man.Ambrose emphasizes that there are two primary reasons that Jesus has a history of many names. One, Jesus carries a great deep meaning behind his name,…

Which 1800s religion boasts one of the largest women’s organizations in the world containing a population of 300,000 members? Mormonism! Mormonism, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, was created by Joseph Smith in the early 1800s. The members, or Mormons, believe the same doctrines as Christianity, but they do not call themselves Catholic or Protestant (http://www.mormonnewsroom.org). Through his creation of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith started a religion that clarified…

The Deity of Christ At approximately B.C 4, a child was born that would soon change history forever. Although many people agree about his importance, it is disputed what specific role he played in life. Some say he was God (or Jehovah), some say he was simply a son of God and did not fill divine attributes; others say he was just an above average teacher. Through this report we hope to show false ideas as created by JW’s and then bring out the truth as told by the bible. Part l Jehovah’s…

he accomplished by his gospel. Matthew was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus Christ himself and is the first Chapter in the Christianity bible, although those that stress Matthew’s alleged dependence on Mark for a substantial part of his gospel. Some scholars started to abandon Matthew’s authorship, But is that even the case. Many of those scholars asked questions that say…

The Four Gospels include the first four books of the New Testament including Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each book portrays Jesus in a different way, depending on audience and time in history. I will point out the portraits in each book, and then give examples from scripture and other sources to further understanding. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is portrayed as the “New Moses” (Gundry, 188). Moses was a very significant figure to the Jews in the Old Testament. Most importantly, Moses led…

I found the concept of the Cosmic Christ in chapter 5 of Jesus Through The Centuries quite intriguing. I always thought when people called Jesus the ‘Cosmic Christ’ it was in reference to his continued being and presence in the lives of his believers after his death. I was unaware of the name ‘Jesus Christ of Logos’. Logos in Greek means reason. It means the same when applied to Jesus’ name and so much more at the same time. It is the word of God, as well as the divine revelation and at the same…

think they ought to have some evidence. “ Summary of Pro’s argument Pro argues that Jesus existed, that the New Testament is a reliable source for history and thus as it claims Jesus was raised from the Dead that Jesus is God. It should be apparent already that even if you grant a miracle, like resurrection, it does not lead to proving one is God. This is a non-sequitur. Also of note, even if it is found that Jesus existed historically, it does not follow that this means the Christian God…