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Friday, August 25, 2017
The Actuality of Christ
Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStrickler
In early 2010, and again in 2013, I challenged the readers of ‘Phantoms and Monsters’ to forward their thoughts on the continuous speculation that the being known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ was different than what the New Testament of the Christian Holy Bible described. Traditional Christians believe that Jesus was born of a virgin mother, performed miracles, founded the Church, rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, from which he will return at some point. Because of his divine work, he is called King of Kings, Son of Man, Prince of Peace or simply Christ by his followers. Most Christian scholars today present Jesus as the awaited Messiah and as God, arguing that he fulfilled many Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament.
Although the historicity of Jesus is accepted by most Biblical scholars and classical historians, an increasing number have questioned the existence of Jesus as an actual historical figure. As well, recent archaeological evidence suggests that the traditional story of Jesus' life described in the New Testament may not be accurate. I’m not going to make an argument as to Jesus’ actual historical subsistence, but there is enough evidence to conclude that Jesus probably did exist in some capacity.
At the time I asked my readers to express their thoughts, I also posted polls that asked “Jesus of Nazareth was...” There were 1200+ combined responses and here is the percentage breakdown:
44% - believe Jesus was a divine being
19% - believe Jesus was an extraterrestrial being
15% - believe Jesus was a regular human being
22% - believe Jesus was a myth
I received 106 email responses to my challenge. Most were very well written and thoughtful narratives that embodied religious doctrine, fundamentalist ideology, scientific scrutiny and personal conjecture. Many people warned me that I didn’t know what I getting myself into and others stated that I had no right or reason to even ask the question. Nonetheless, I want to thank each person who took the time to reply.
Those respondents who believe Jesus was a divine being used scripture, dogma and personal opinion to make their feelings known. Some examples were:
CONTINUE READING: www.astralperceptions.com/2017/08/the-actuality-of-christ.html
Friday, August 25, 2017
The Actuality of Christ
Posted by Lon Strickler / plus.google.com/+LonStrickler
In early 2010, and again in 2013, I challenged the readers of ‘Phantoms and Monsters’ to forward their thoughts on the continuous speculation that the being known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ was different than what the New Testament of the Christian Holy Bible described. Traditional Christians believe that Jesus was born of a virgin mother, performed miracles, founded the Church, rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, from which he will return at some point. Because of his divine work, he is called King of Kings, Son of Man, Prince of Peace or simply Christ by his followers. Most Christian scholars today present Jesus as the awaited Messiah and as God, arguing that he fulfilled many Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament.
Although the historicity of Jesus is accepted by most Biblical scholars and classical historians, an increasing number have questioned the existence of Jesus as an actual historical figure. As well, recent archaeological evidence suggests that the traditional story of Jesus' life described in the New Testament may not be accurate. I’m not going to make an argument as to Jesus’ actual historical subsistence, but there is enough evidence to conclude that Jesus probably did exist in some capacity.
At the time I asked my readers to express their thoughts, I also posted polls that asked “Jesus of Nazareth was...” There were 1200+ combined responses and here is the percentage breakdown:
44% - believe Jesus was a divine being
19% - believe Jesus was an extraterrestrial being
15% - believe Jesus was a regular human being
22% - believe Jesus was a myth
I received 106 email responses to my challenge. Most were very well written and thoughtful narratives that embodied religious doctrine, fundamentalist ideology, scientific scrutiny and personal conjecture. Many people warned me that I didn’t know what I getting myself into and others stated that I had no right or reason to even ask the question. Nonetheless, I want to thank each person who took the time to reply.
Those respondents who believe Jesus was a divine being used scripture, dogma and personal opinion to make their feelings known. Some examples were:
CONTINUE READING: www.astralperceptions.com/2017/08/the-actuality-of-christ.html