Tag: Jesus Christ
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Did Jesus exist? Methods and bias
Whether Jesus of Nazareth existed often looks like a simple question with a simple answer. Christians may see his existence as self-evident. Some atheists point to the lack of contemporary documentation and conclude that people invented him. Most specialists take a different position. They think a Jewish preacher probably stood behind Christianity. At the same…
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Jesus and Augustus: Very little evidence vs. overwhelming evidence
Augustus left coins, inscriptions, monuments, and portraits made during his lifetime. His contemporaries discussed his actions and corresponded with him. Jesus left a much narrower historical record, largely preserved in religious writings and later references. Both belong to the ancient world. Yet the evidence for their existence differs enormously in quantity, variety, and proximity to…
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Jesus! What the Bible sounds like in the first person
The Bible is not Jesus’ autobiography. The Gospels are narratives about Jesus, written largely in the third person, while also containing speeches attributed to him. That distinction usually goes unnoticed because readers are accustomed to the biblical style. But imagine something different. Suppose Jesus himself were narrating the Gospel story. Take passages about him, mechanically…
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Can social media destroy the historical Jesus?
Social media cannot prove Jesus never existed. But it can destroy something else—the widespread assumption that the historical Jesus is an overwhelmingly documented fact. This is not an academic argument. It is an act of cognitive disenchantment. The mainstream position in historical scholarship is that a Jewish preacher named Jesus did exist and was crucified…
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They won’t admit Jesus didn’t exist. It is the opium of the people
The establishment will not admit the truth. The media will not say it. Rich interest groups refuse to consider it. Even Christian scholars avoid the question entirely. There is absolutely no evidence that a person such as Jesus Christ ever existed. No contemporary Roman records mention him. No historians from his time wrote his name.…
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What Heaven really looks like according to the Bible
Few subjects have fascinated humanity more than heaven. Every civilization has imagined a paradise awaiting the righteous after death. Ancient Egyptians envisioned the Field of Reeds. The Vikings dreamed of Valhalla. Muslims anticipate Jannah. Christians, meanwhile, often picture clouds, angels with wings, golden gates, and elderly men playing harps. The Bible presents a far more…
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The Bible: Killing children, rape, homosexuality and much more
Few books have shaped human civilization as profoundly as the Bible. It has inspired magnificent works of art, transformed legal systems, motivated countless charitable movements, and provided meaning to billions of believers throughout history. Even many people who have never opened a Bible live in societies whose moral values have been influenced by its teachings.…
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Who will publish a Bible explained by science and philosophy?
The Bible may be the most influential book in human history. It has inspired paintings, wars, constitutions, persecutions, charities, revolutions, and political movements. Billions of people consider at least part of it sacred. Even people who reject Christianity live in societies that Christianity helped shape. Nevertheless, most people have never read the Bible critically. They…
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As time went on, chroniclers claimed to know more about Jesus
At first glance, one expects a simple pattern. A real person lives, acts, influences others, and leaves traces. The earliest records should contain the strongest and most direct evidence. Later generations should preserve, interpret, and slowly lose detail. However, the case of Jesus appears reversed. The earliest period shows almost nothing. Later periods suddenly show…
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The Bible cannot withstand scrutiny: The invention of Jesus
The Bible claims authority. It claims revelation. It claims moral and metaphysical finality. Yet historical method does not operate on claims. It operates on evidence. Therefore, the moment we move from faith to critical inquiry, the terrain changes completely. Believers approach the Bible as sacred. Historians approach it as literature. The difference matters. Once we…