Jesus and history

George Santayana, said “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This statement has great meaning for those who are seeking to live a life of Christ. Knowing our history and what previous generations with through, should motivate us to not fall into the same sinful traps. It is reflecting on the three backgrounds, the Jewish, the Greek, and the Roman that reminds us of the disobedience of the children of God, but it also show us the mercy of God. Galatians 4:3-5 (KJV)…

There are only two stories in the New Testament that recount the birth of Jesus as the most extraordinary event of history, Jesus birth was the cause of worship, for God dwelled with us. At first glance it can be determined that the two gospels present Jesus childhood in different ways, in fact Saint Matthew does not present with details the childhood of Jesus. Saint Matthew presents a genealogy of all the descendants of Jesus. Matthew places fourteen generations from Abraham and David, another…

hand with history. When we began to understand and practice religion it can change our whole way of thinking. It’s like a new door of endless possibilities have been open. Every religion has a beginning and the history to support it. When thinking of religion you begin to question yourself with how it came to be. Religion can take pieces from one another and add on to it. Jesus was born and raised Jewish and overtime through his teaching he started Christianity. When looking at Jesus we view…

seemingly lost its place to passionate claims of heresy. Thus, it is only fitting that a book co-written by a self-proclaimed modernist, in Marcus Borg, and an undeniable traditionalist, in N.T. Wright, takes the form that we see in The Meaning of Jesus Christ: Two Visions. Each section of the book is broken down into two separate chapters; one written through the viewpoint of Marcus Borg and one as seen by N.T. Wright. What results is a seemingly flawless representation of what the discussions…

In the book Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time Marcus J. Borg discusses how the perspective people have of God and Jesus evolves throughout time. He does this by examining his own faith journey, and how his vison of Jesus and God changed as he matured and had various experiences. After his personal narrative, Borg examines the different perspectives scholars consider for Jesus. These two perspectives are the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith. It is through these two perspectives that…

have since originated from the time of Jesus Christ. Christians place high importance on the New Testament and live their lives based on the teachings of the New Testament, the completion of the Old Testament, which is the foundation of the Jewish faith (Tasman 2016). Many Christians find the Old Testament almost irrelevant, as it was before Jesus’ time. The Old Testament contains traditions that are meant to be followed by Christians and Jews alike. Jesus of Nazareth, the Christian Messiah, was…

Christianity Icon jesus- Jesus’ Life- Most information of Jesus came from his followers. In History Alive!, a textbook on the ancient world, it explained that there were four followers that wrote four gospels, or good news. Their names are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These gospels connect to events in Jesus’ life such as healing the sick and working miracles. Open bible- Jesus’ Teachings In History Alive!, it explained that although Jesus built his teaching on Jewish beliefs, he emphasized…

Christian leaders formed most of our traditions and beliefs. Also, how can we defend our belief if we do not understand the history of our faith? For example, a non-believer may ask why did the early Christian forced and killed those who would not convert. If we do not know the history, then we would not be able to answer the question. Also, we know that Church history is important because the book of Acts is about the first Church. It tells the story not only about how the Church managed…

in which the birth of the Son of God, Jesus Christ was born. Today, Christmas is officially celebrated by society on December 25th each year. Christmas celebrates Jesus Christ becoming man. God the Son becoming Jesus Christ on earth is also referred to as the Incarnation. Although not being used in the Bible, the word Incarnation means clothed in flesh or becoming flesh. God came to earth Incarnate through Mary in a virgin birth. Throughout salvation history, there were many events, writings,…

The search for historical Jesus is a difficult one. As mentioned in the video "From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians," there is no written information about Jesus at the time that he lived, the written information we have is after the time of Jesus’ life and we do not know who the author(s) are. I believe that you have to integrate the historical, and archeology, findings with the messages in the Bible; you cannot ignore solid evidence. As we have learned in this class you must take into…