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Bedoel je welke van de 4 evangelien juist is?
omdat ze elkaar partipieel tegenspreken en ondersteunen?
Zeer interessant Eric, vraag me dit zelf nu ook af. Heb er eigenlijk nooit aan getwijfeld (als zijnde een persoon, de kwestie van wederopstanding als symbolisch beschouwd) maar ik ben er sinds een jaar of twee ook wat kritischer in geworden. Heb jij, of hebben jullie wat (literatuur)studies gevonden?
What, then, is the evidence that Jesus Christ lived in this world as a man? The authorities relied upon to prove the reality of Christ are the four Gospels of the New Testament--Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. These Gospels, and these alone, tell the story of his life. Now we know absolutely nothing of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, apart from what is said of them in the Gospels. Moreover, the Gospels themselves do not claim to have been written by these men. They are not called "The Gospel of Matthew," or "The Gospel of Mark," but "The Gospel According to Matthew," "The Gospel According to Mark," "The Gospel According to Luke," and "The Gospel According to John." No human being knows who wrote a single line in one of these Gospels. No human being knows when they were written, or where. Biblical scholarship has established the fact that the Gospel of Mark is the oldest of the four. The chief reasons for this conclusion are that this Gospel is shorter, simpler, and more natural, than any of the other three. It is shown that the Gospels of Matthew and Luke were enlarged from the Gospel of Mark. The Gospel of Mark knows nothing of the virgin birth, of the Sermon on the Mount, of the Lord's prayer, or of other important facts of the supposed life of Christ. These features were added by Matthew and Luke.
Christ is supposed to have been a Jew, and his disciples are said to have been Jewish fishermen. His language, and the language of his followers must, therefore, have been Aramaic--the popular language of Palestine in that age. But the Gospels are written in Greek--every one of them. Nor were they translated from some other language. Every leading Christian scholar since Erasmus, four hundred years ago, has maintained that they were originally written in Greek. This proves that they were not written by Christ's disciples, or by any of the early Christians. Foreign Gospels, written by unknown men, in a foreign tongue, several generations after the death of those who are supposed to have known the facts--such is the evidence relied upon to prove that Jesus lived.
If Jesus lived, he must have been born. When was he born? Matthew says he was born when Herod was King of Judea. Luke says he was born when Cyrenius was Governor of Syria. He could not have been born during the administration of these tow rulers for Herod died in the year 4 B.C., and Cyrenius, who, in Roman history is Quirinius, did not become Governor of Syria until ten years later. Herod and Quirinius are separated by the whole reign of Archelaus, Herod's son. Between Matthew and Luke, there is, therefore, a contradiction of at least ten years, as to the time of Christ's birth. The fact is that the early Christians had absolutely no knowledge as to when Christ was born. The Encyclopaedia Britannica says: "Christians count one hundred and thirty-three contrary opinions of different authorities concerning the year the Messiah appeared on earth." Think of it--one hundred and thirty-three different years, each one of which is held to be the year in which Christ came into the world. What magnificent certainty!
Philo, one of the most renowned writers the Jewish race has produced, was born before the beginning of the Christian Era, and lived for many years after the time at which Jesus is supposed to have died. His home was in or near Jerusalem, where Jesus is said to have preached, to have performed miracles, to have been crucified, and to have risen from the dead. Had Jesus done these things, the writings of Philo would certainly contain some record of his life. Yet this philosopher, who must have been familiar with Herod's massacre of the innocents, and with the preaching, miracles and death of Jesus, had these things occurred; who wrote an account of the Jews, covering this period, and discussed the very questions that are said to have been near to Christ's heart, never once mentioned the name of, or any deed connected with, the reputed Savior of the world.
In the "Annals" of Tacitus, the Roman historian, there is another short passage which speaks of "Christus" as being the founder of a party called Christians--a body of people "who were abhorred for their crimes." These words occur in Tacitus' account of the burning of Rome. The evidence for this passage is not much stronger than that for the passage in Josephus. It was not quoted by any writer before the fifteenth century; and when it was quoted, there was only one copy of the "Annals" in the world; and that copy was supposed to have been made in the eighth century--six hundred years after Tacitus' death. The "Annals" were published between 115 and 117 A.D., nearly a century after Jesus' time--so the passage, even if genuine, would not prove anything as to Jesus.
Als mensen binnen een paar minuten een verhaal helemaal verbouwd kunnen doorvertellen moet je nagaan wat er na duizenden jaren met een verhaal gebeurd![]()

Aangezien de sectie Politiek en Religie heet en de laatste tijd vooral politiek aan bod komt wordt het weer eens tijd voor een discussie over religie.
Persoonlijk ben ik van mening dat er niet voldoende basis is om te veronderstellen dat er ook echt een historische Jezus bestaan heeft. De eerst bekende geschriften over het leven van Jezus zijn tientallen jaren na zijn dood opgetekend en van een gedeelten van die bronnen is het discutabel of er in latere eeuwen niet teveel is aangepast om de bron nog als betrouwbaar te kunnen zien.
Zal nog niet uitweiden over alle bronnen die melding maken van Jezus in de eerste eeuw en later. Wil eerst de voors en tegens horen waarom Jezus wel of niet bestaan zou hebben.

OT: Ik weet het niet, en vind het ook niet erg belangrijk. Als hij heeft bestaan is hij niet specialer dan een Ghandi, nog wel minder denk ik zelfs.

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Bij twijfel moet men altijd voorrang geven aan de meest eenvoudige verklaring. In dit geval is het veel eenvoudiger en logischer dat men schrijft over een persoon die daadwerkelijk bestaan heeft, dan dat men een persoon verzint en daar dan over gaat schrijven en miljoenen mensen daarmee effectief kan bedriegen. Dat lukt bij een god, maar niet bij een figuur die fysiek aanwezig was op aarde.
