Was Jesus Christ truly the divine Son of God who walked the earth 2,000 years ago? How can we be sure the gospel story is an accurate and infallibly recorded historical account? When the gospels are examined scientifically, can we truthfully uphold them as "inerrant?" Is it possible to assert honestly and ethically that the Bible is the inspired Word of God? The answers to these questions and many more may surprise and shock you! Is the New Testament a "historical record" or "factual biography" of what really happened, or a tool for the priesthood to lay down doctrines and dogma as they were developed over the centuries? Was Jesus the Jewish Messiah? Was Christ the Savior of the World? Was He a Cynic sage or a political rebel? Or was Jesus Christ something altogether different? This fascinating "CSI-style" investigation by controversial independent scholar of religious history D.M. Murdock aka "Acharya S" includes quotes from Christian authorities, apologists and evangelists, as well as New Testament scholars, such as: John AnkerbergCraig L. BlombergF.F. BruceWilliam Lane CraigJohn Dominic CrossanBart EhrmanNorman GeislerGary HabermasJosh McDowellJohn P. MeierBruce M. MetzgerJ.P. MorelandRonald H. NashLee StrobelMerrill C. TenneyBen WitheringtonEdwin Yamauchi Using the Bible itself, as well as the research of these individuals and others, Murdock demonstrates that what you see is not what you get when it comes to Christ and Christianity.Subjects covered include: the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; Textual Harmonization; the Gospel Dates; Josephus, Pliny, Suetonius, Tacitus, Thallus, Phlegon, Mara Bar-Serapion, the Talmud; Jesus as Fulfillment of Prophecy; Miracles, Impossiblities and Implausibilities; Failed Prophecies; Contradictions and Inconsistencies; Errors in Time and Place; Chronological Problems; Translation Errors and Language Problems; Illogic and Irrationality; Jesus's Character; Repellant Deeds, Sayings and Doctrines; Christian Apologies; and much more.
Author(s): D.M. Murdock, Acharya S
Publisher: Stellar House Publishing, LLC
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 297