JESUS CHRIST THE UNKNOWN Virtually nothing is known about the mysterious life of Jesus Christ. But does that matter to the billions of brainwashed Christians? NO. Outside of the Gospels, the few historical sources that seemingly refer to him are so vague or ambiguous that they may not be about him at all. Several researchers have concluded that he doesnt exist at all beyond the pages of the New Testament. He is a fabrication, a fiction, they say. However, these researchers would have equal difficulties with many other figures whom no one doubts existed. For instance, outside of the Gospels there is almost no mention of Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor of Judea. It might be expected that a Roman Governors life would be well documented, but this is simply not the case. Even within the Gospels, there is meager information about Jesus. New Testament scholar Burnett Hillman Streeter said that apart from the forty days and nights in the wilderness, of which we know practically nothing, everything we know about the Gospel Jesus cannot occupy more than about THREE WEEKS of his life. There is little mention of his mother, virtually none of his father, and controversy rages over whether he had brothers and sisters. The Gospels are full of contradictions, inconsistencies and improbabilities, leaving ample scope for innumerable heresies to spring up. Jesus spoke in Aramaic, but none of his teachings have been preserved in that language. We are always dealing with translations and translations of translations. Ambiguity and inaccuracy are inevitable.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:16:43 +0000
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