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21 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Jaknik | 48742 | ||
One could make the case that it is not Independency that is central, but simply each writer writing for a different audience for different circumstances. For example, assuming that Mark was the first gospel written, it is clearly bareboned. Much is left out or not explained fully. Also, Mark was not a Jew, and clearly is not that well versed in the OT. Matthew apparently notes these ommisions. And Matthew is a Jew, unlike Mark, and sees the necessity of addressing more directly his own Jewish brethren, in order to keep them aboard for the new changes. Ditto for Luke, who is probably not a Jew, but now sees the expansion going full tilt out into the gentile communities. Thus his changes, enhancements, embellishments are geared for the non-Jewish. The most "independent" of all the Books is JOHN. John sees the need to redirect the current emphasis and thought of the 2nd Coming, that was believed by the New Christians to be imminent. The only problem with that was that Jesus never came back when expected. And that's where John tries to divert or change this belief, by explaining that the REAL 2nd Coming was that of the Holy Spirit being sent after Jesus ascended to heaven. So, in many ways, the writings of the four gospels were progressions that were propelled by the governing realities and changing dynamics of the various time periods. And of course, they weren't the only versions, but simply the versions kept by the two councils who voted them in, during the latter part of the 4th century AD (or thereabouts)... One has to wonder why the councils did not deem it more appropriate to "edit" these four in some fashion, to make them more compatible. At least, to agree on some basic tenets, such as the number of "angels" at the tomb, etc.... |
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22 | Who do we know the bible is realy God's | Bible general Archive 1 | Jaknik | 48738 | ||
That God "wrote the Bible" is a "belief" based upon "faith". No more, no less. To suggest otherwise is sophistry at best, specious at worst. "Faith" as the nucleus is often neglected by those who wish it was more than that. AS many ministers I have heard have ssid: "...it is not our job to question, to wonder, to muse. It is our job to BELIEVE!" This admonition also came from Jesus and later from Paul, the self-described messenger of God. So, one can believe and have faith that the Bible was written by God in some manner, but he cannot "know" that. | ||||||
23 | Where did Jesus call Simon and Andrew? | John 1:35 | Jaknik | 48736 | ||
Dear Mr. Moran: No "contradictions" in the angel visitations in Mark, Matthew, and Luke, as they apply to Mary and Joseph? And no "contradictions" in all the Gospels as they describe the death, burial, resurrection, number of angels, who saw what where, earthquakes, etc? These are descriptions of the same events but those descriptions are markedly different. |
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24 | Who wrote the most Books In the Bible | Bible general Archive 1 | Jaknik | 48735 | ||
The New Testament breakdown: Four Gospels, Mark, Matthew, Luke, John describe the world of Jesus and his mission. What was his "mission"? Mainly to present his message (Good News) to the Jewish people. Inclusion of the "gentiles" was not in the master plan until Paul got involved. 30 to 60 years after Jesus's death, the writers had hindsight and used it to explain how the Good News began to include the gentiles. But again, this did not come about until Paul became involved and when, for the most part, the Jews refused to go along with the "changes" that Paul was trying to institute. Then, the largest part of the New Testament, is letters attributed to Paul, trying to explain, trying to convince and guide the gentiles into this changing Jewish based religion. There is nothing "God-breathed" about Paul's letters. Quite the contrary. Those letters are indicative of a enthused man, literally making "policy" up as he goes along. "No stomachs..." is a good example of Paul simply "blurting out" ideas that bear no support from anywhere else but from him.... |
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25 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Jaknik | 48706 | ||
There are "lots" of discrepancies in the Four Gospels, too. Because of them, it's hard to figure out just what is the "true account". For example: the perfume over the head/feet. Are these four different happenings? Or, are they four embellishments? Lots more of this type of thing that requires some careful reading..... | ||||||
26 | Who wrote the most Books In the Bible | Bible general Archive 1 | Jaknik | 48704 | ||
Actually, God didn't write any of the Books. All a person has to do is to READ the Bible to realize this. It was clearly written by a variety of people, some who may have "claimed" to be inspired, or God's messenger (like Paul does). It was written by the Jewish people, about the Jewish people, for the Jewish people. It is their history, their view of the world, and that world was rather limited. Try to find any knowledge of the "Chinese", etc., in the Bible. It's not there simply because the writers were not aware of the "rest" of the world. | ||||||
27 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Jaknik | 48692 | ||
I'm not sure that this answer addresses the question: "Did dead people come out of their graves and go into Jerusalem and mingle with the townspeople? Is that truly believable? Or, is that embellishment? If something like that were truly to happen, then I don't think anyone would be in a "questioning" posture. It is this kind of "stretch" that creates the questions. Also, there are a great many variations of the same events, some very puzzling. Example: the perfume on the head and/or feet of Jesus. This event is in all the gospels but with different twists, including different participants. Is a reader to assume that it is actually four different times that someone poured perfume on Jesus's head or feet? |
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