Not Many Wise

Category: Jesus Christ – real and historical

The events leading up to the time around Jesus’ birth:

When was Jesus born? We can try to narrow the date down by calculating the temple’s age, Herod’s reign, etc.
God had a plan in sending His Son, Jesus, so He put things into place, Simeon and Anna in the temple, John the Baptist to prepare the way, the star, etc.
The Star of Bethlehem, was it a gathering of planets or a bright star and when did it happen?
The visits to the temple: Jesus’ circumcision and a little later Mary’s purification.

Jesus’ life:

Jesus is a historical person, and there is plenty of evidence for the life of Jesus Christ, even in non-Christian, secular, documents.
How do the Jews view Jesus?
Haim Cohn was the past Chief Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court and he gives his Jewish view of the trial of Jesus Christ.
The Turin Shroud and the Sudarium of Oviedo seem to be fairly convincing that they covered Jesus’ body and face, look at the research.

Here are the articles in this category:

  • [8] Was Jesus born at Migdal-Eder, Bethlehem?

    [8] Was Jesus born at Migdal-Eder, Bethlehem?

    Shepherds told ‘swaddling cloths and a manger’ how did they know where to go? Was Jesus born at Migdal-Eder ‘Tower of the Flock’ at Bethlehem?


  • [1] Evidence of Jesus Christ – Non-Christian

    [1] Evidence of Jesus Christ – Non-Christian

    Jeremy Bowen, BBC′s former Middle East correspondent, said about evidence of Jesus:- “I thought you couldn’t corroborate anything that was in the Gospels .. To start with I didn’t know there was a historical character called Jesus – I thought that you had to believe in Jesus the same way as you have to believe in…


  • [2] What is the story of Jesus’ childhood like?

    [2] What is the story of Jesus’ childhood like?

    Jesus’ childhood and birth, two temple visits, prophesies, from a stable to a house in Bethlehem, Mary’s purification and other customs. God was weaving his plan together…


  • [3] When was Jesus born by calculating temple’s age, Herod…

    [3] When was Jesus born by calculating temple’s age, Herod…

    When was Jesus born? Taking the evidence of the crucifixion, Jesus’ baptism, the temple’s age, king Herod’s reign, the Roman census a fair assumption is…


  • [4] The Star of Bethlehem: when was it? Planets or star?

    [4] The Star of Bethlehem: when was it? Planets or star?

    There is a lot of star and planet information for that period in history, could any of it indicate a star or planets that lead the Magi (Wise Men) to Bethlehem? Could any of these known star movements have been the Star of Bethlehem?


  • [5] Timeline leading up to Jesus Christ

    [5] Timeline leading up to Jesus Christ

    Timeline leading up to Jesus Christ and into his early life from 600 BC with the Babylonian empire right up to John the Baptist.


  • [6] Turin Shroud and Sudarium of Oviedo

    [6] Turin Shroud and Sudarium of Oviedo

    The Turin Shroud has been kept in Turin, Italy since 1578. For centuries it has been surrounded in controversy, many believe that it was the cloth that was wrapped around the body of Jesus of Nazareth, after he had been crucified, others disagree…


  • [7] Jews and Jesus – Judaism’s perspective

    [7] Jews and Jesus – Judaism’s perspective

    Jews and Jesus, what does the Jewish community think of Jesus? They haven′t got a vested interest in Jesus because they see Him as forming a different religion to their own. We look at what four Rabbis have written about Jesus…