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Thagrastay · 02-26-2004, 06:41 AM

To deny the existence of Jesus of Nazareth is to deny the existence of all of Western culture right up until today. Our entire calendar is based upon his life and death. Today we call it BCE and CE, but it was always referred to as BC and AD, Before Christ and Anno Domani. Je sus of Nazareth is mentioned in numerous secular texts throughout history, not the least of which are the four gospel accounts which were written during the lifetimes of the people who actually lived during those days and saw what actually transpired. The Book of Luke alone contains many, numerous facts of history that have proven to be excellent clues to the times and events and has time and again demonstrated itself to be chief among scholarly historical works. The epistles of Paul, written before the Gospels also testify to the events of the life of Jesus of Nazareth and the numerous miracles He performed, including His crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection, and his testimonies went undisputed during his days. This is a significant point to remember- the Gospel accounts and the Eopistles were written during the contemporary periods following the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth and they were undisputed by the people that witnessed these events.
Put into context, that would be similar to, if the Gospels were untrue, someone writing biographies about the first Gulf War and making incredibly fantastic claims- just unbelievably wild things, and nobody who was there during that time challenging those claims.
Remember that all the challenges to the Gospel accounts and the epistles came well after the authors were dead and gone. During the lifetimes of the eyewitnesses, their claims went unchalenged, but were substantiated.
Jesus of Nazareth lived and presched and taught and performed miracles and walked on water and healed the sick and forgave sins and died on the cross to pay the penalty for all of our sins so that each one of us could be reconciled to God and go to Heaven. Then He was buried in a tomb provided by a man maned Joseph of Arimathea and on the third day rose from the dead and was seen by over 500 people- not as the beaten, bloodied man they saw on the cross, but as a resurrected man, with the crucifixion wounds, no less, and He spent time with them and finally ascended into Heaven. This is the testimony of several eyewitnesses who underwent extreme torture and punishment and finally death and did not change their testimony. Only fools would die for a joke.

02-26-2004, 06:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Thagrastay Crazy Location: Handrail, Montana	To deny the existence of Jesus of Nazareth is to deny the existence of all of Western culture right up until today. Our entire calendar is based upon his life and death. Today we call it BCE and CE, but it was always referred to as BC and AD, Before Christ and Anno Domani. Je sus of Nazareth is mentioned in numerous secular texts throughout history, not the least of which are the four gospel accounts which were written during the lifetimes of the people who actually lived during those days and saw what actually transpired. The Book of Luke alone contains many, numerous facts of history that have proven to be excellent clues to the times and events and has time and again demonstrated itself to be chief among scholarly historical works. The epistles of Paul, written before the Gospels also testify to the events of the life of Jesus of Nazareth and the numerous miracles He performed, including His crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection, and his testimonies went undisputed during his days. This is a significant point to remember- the Gospel accounts and the Eopistles were written during the contemporary periods following the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth and they were undisputed by the people that witnessed these events. Put into context, that would be similar to, if the Gospels were untrue, someone writing biographies about the first Gulf War and making incredibly fantastic claims- just unbelievably wild things, and nobody who was there during that time challenging those claims. Remember that all the challenges to the Gospel accounts and the epistles came well after the authors were dead and gone. During the lifetimes of the eyewitnesses, their claims went unchalenged, but were substantiated. Jesus of Nazareth lived and presched and taught and performed miracles and walked on water and healed the sick and forgave sins and died on the cross to pay the penalty for all of our sins so that each one of us could be reconciled to God and go to Heaven. Then He was buried in a tomb provided by a man maned Joseph of Arimathea and on the third day rose from the dead and was seen by over 500 people- not as the beaten, bloodied man they saw on the cross, but as a resurrected man, with the crucifixion wounds, no less, and He spent time with them and finally ascended into Heaven. This is the testimony of several eyewitnesses who underwent extreme torture and punishment and finally death and did not change their testimony. Only fools would die for a joke. __________________ "That's it! They've got the cuffs on him, he's IN the car!"