Questions tagged [historical-jesus]
For questions about "uncovering" the historical figure of Jesus. That is, questions about the "ordinary" aspects of Jesus' life such as what He did and said while on Earth, as opposed to questions about the religious significance of His life/events in it.
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A question about the death of Judas [duplicate]
Can someone solve this contradictions about judas death.
1: did he commit suicide or he fall accidently and died?
Did he throw the money and walked away or did he purchase the field?
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When did the demand for explicit deity claims by Jesus emerge?
It is my opinion that the demand or challenge to point to explicit deity claims by Jesus in the Bible began in very recent times—possibly not until the 20th century, by groups that denied his deity. ...
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What do Christians who say Scripture is not History believe?
I've been watching lectures from Centre Place with interest. While they hold services and claim to be Christians, they seem to hold a minimalist view of the historicity of Scripture. They admit that ...
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What was the size of the crowd outside the Praetorium when Jesus and Barabbas were offered to be released?
What was the size of the crowd outside the Praetorium when Jesus and Barabbas were offered to be released at the Passover feast? Are there any historical accounts as to the size of the crowd?
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What is the biblical basis for the argument that the 'mission of Jesus' was to 'restore humanity to a state of sinless purity'?
The teachings of the Unification Church are based on the Bible but with new interpretations, and Moon saw his role as completing the unfulfilled mission of Jesus to restore humanity to a state of “...
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Has any comparative study been made on Jewish and Islamic perceptions of Christianity?
Christians see Jesus as the only Son of God who incarnated as a human being to redeem mankind from sin in fulfilment of the prophesies made in the Old Testament.
The Qur'an refers to Jesus as one of ...
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People connected to Jesus
In his book History and Christianity: A Vigorous, Convincing Presentation of the Evidence for a Historical Jesus (1965, IVP Press), John Warwick Montgomery says on page 34:
Irenaeus had often heard ...
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Contemporary Evidence for Jesus [closed]
Within Jesus's lifetime:
I expect that Jesus would have written or dictated thousands of
documents, and insured their preservation.
I expect that Jesus's
disciples would have written or dictated tens ...
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What does Origen mean in his response when Celsus accuses Christ' of using black magic when performing miracles? What is the actual argument?
From the Wikipedia page:
Origen responds to Celsus's accusation that Jesus had performed his miracles using magic rather than divine powers by asserting that, unlike magicians, Jesus had not ...
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Does human DNA have markers that Jesus is alive in us?
The author of the Voyager books, Ashayana Dean, offers a graph that is called Diamond Sun DNA 12 strand Celestial human silicate lineage related to that of Jesus. Can you tell me if modern day humans ...
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Is a historical Jesus historically necessary? [closed]
Are there any historical events that cannot be explained without a historical Jesus?
If you cite the Bible, please indicate why you think the passage is part of history.
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Refutation of Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All (David Fitzgerald)
David Fitzgerald published a book called Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All in 2010. Are there any published refutations or rebuttals to this work?
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Do Matthew 26:29 and Mark 14:25 prove that Jesus took a Nazirite vow?
Matthew 26:29, Mark 14:25 and Luke 22:18 are three New Testament passages that seem to indicate that Christ once took the Nazirite vow (as did Samuel, Samson, and John the Baptist).
It is known that ...
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Why did Jesus come?
This is an honest question and I would just like to know why "Jesus".
"God sent his Son as Redeemer and Savior. In his Son and through him, he invites men
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Why is there no pagan historical evidence written by authors who were alive during the life of Jesus?
"What kinds of things did the pagan authors of Jesus time have to say about him?" asks Dr. Bart Ehrman in his book Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millenum (Oxford University Press).
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