Jesus Christ – a real historical life-changing person
Jesus Christ, a Jew from Nazareth, has changed the lives of millions of people from all around the world for the last two thousand years. Some say he was just a myth, but he is a proven, historical man with non-Christian evidence. When were the Gospels about Jesus written?
Jesus’ titles are Prophet, Priest and King.
Table of contents for these three categories:
1. Jesus Christ – real and historical
There is non-Christian evidence that Jesus is a historical person. Is Jesus God’s Son and what do the Jews think of Jesus? What was the Star of Bethlehem and is the Turin Shroud genuine? Or see the Jesus Christ – real and historical category page.
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…
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…
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…
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?
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…
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…
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?
2. Jesus’ ministry and titles
Jesus came to Earth to fulfil certain criteria. Jesus had, and has, different roles for which he has various titles, the most well known ones are: King, Prophet and Priest. Jesus was obviously involved in fulfilling the justice of God, but he also enables acceptable worship and effective prayers. Or see the Jesus’ ministry and titles category page.
When you read the first few chapters of Genesis it looks like a battle zone – God at war with mankind: 1) Adam and Eve expelled from the Garden of Eden… 2) Later, God flooded the world due to the wickedness in it… 3) And later again, God rained fire down upon the cities of…
‘Jesus the Prophet’ – is this an image we have of Jesus? The word ‘prophet’ can create a picture in our mind, of a rugged man, dressed in rough clothes, and shouting out warnings from God. Jesus did not really fit that picture. But, it is interesting to see that the people of that time, saw…
Jesus the speaking prophet teaches us to see into our own hearts and to see how hollow the things of this world are and he tells us about the excellent unseen heavenly things…
Early in the Bible God speaks about the coming Messiah (Jesus): “I will put My words in His mouth, and He will tell them everything I command Him.” Does that ring a bell with Jesus Speaking? Yes, He said: My teaching is not My own. It comes from Him who sent Me.”…
I think you will be amazed at who the prayer warrior is. It’s surprising when and how Jesus prays and also the results. In Hebrews it tells us that Jesus is able to save completely those who come to God through Him… And Jesus said to Simon Peter: “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift…
3. The Gospels authentic and historical
When were the gospels written? Many modern thinkers consider that the gospels were written about 80 years or more after Jesus, but is that correct? How reliable are other historic documents? Or see the The Gospels authentic and historical category page.
When were the Gospels written and how can we find out when they and other New Testament documents were made? See a time line from about A.D. 30 (Jesus′ death and resurrection) to A.D. 110.
Was Jesus myth exaggerated or were the writers of the Gospels eyewitnesses? They wrote 10 to 40 years after Jesus′ death. Jesus’ enemies couldn’t deny His miracles, so they said…
How reliable are sources in history, ancient documents like: Caesar′s manuscripts on the Gallic War, Gospels in the Bible, New Testament, Thucydides′ History of Peloponnesian War, Tacitus Histories? Let′s see the evidence for these writings, compared with the four Gospels…
Were the Gospels written too long after Jesus? There have been several people who have said that the time between Jesus′ death and resurrection, and when the New Testament was written is a long time. But Donald Campbell’s story is a contemporary illustration: Donald Campbell is known for breaking world speed records, from 1955. Then…