Man, Myth, Messiah: Answering History's Greatest Question by Rice Broocks & Dr. Gary Habermas

Author:Rice Broocks & Dr. Gary Habermas [Broocks, Rice & Habermas, Gary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780849948565
Amazon: 0849948568
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2016-03-01T16:00:00+00:00

CHRISTIANITY ROOTED IN JUDAISM

If there’s anything in this book that should be crystal clear to you, it’s that Jesus was Jewish. Before we look at the various pagan deities that have been proposed as alleged forerunners to Jesus, it is necessary to understand that in Israel, Christianity rose out of the very soil of Judaism, not because of pagan mythology. James Dunn concurs with this thought:

Nevertheless, looking at Jesus within the context of the Judaism of his time remains a more plausible line of search than starting with the intent of wrenching him out from that context. By noting what the characteristics are of Jewish practice and belief, we can infer, unless we have indications to the contrary, that Jesus shared these characteristics. A basic list would include the fact that he was circumcised, that he was brought up to say the Shema, to respect the Torah, to attend the synagogue, to observe the Sabbath. In addition, Sanders has offered a list of what he describes as “almost indisputable facts” about Jesus: that his mission mainly operated round the towns and villages of Galilee.10

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.