Historical Jesus

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Miraculous Resurrection or Political Drug Hoax?

Written by mindinclined on

From: www.mindinclined.com

Many people believe that 2000 years ago, a child was born. This child was the offspring of the God of the Old Testament and of a Virgin woman. He was crucified, killed, and resurrected a few days later. All of course, as a plan. The plan was to ‘rescue’ humanity from a single sin, perpetrated by our original ancestors.

Now I will not get into the finer details about this story because quite frankly, I don’t have time. What I would like everyone to keep in mind, is that this story is based on the testimony of individuals who claim to have seen this event or who heard about it (nevermind the delicate controversy about whether or not first-person testimony actually exists). It is on the basis of this testimony, coupled with some very loose ‘logic’, that one third of the human race currently believes this story is true.

Michael Persinger, a Canadian neuroscientist, has conducted experiments which ’simulate’ religious experiences using electro-magnetic waves. He also notes, that a substance called reserpine will elicit a “death-like” state in animals when they are restrained, only to seemingly “resurrect” after about 3 days. The Celts performed similar ceremonies, citing the experience as proof of an afterlife.

Did a Jesus truly rise from the dead and destroy every shred of evidence suggesting its impossibility? Or was it just a performance, acted out by a jewish sect, in hopes of attracting members in a religiously competitive culture? Do you ever wonder why there is not a single eyewitness testimony or historical reference from the date Jesus’ death was supposed to have occurred?

Do you wonder why the earliest gospel was written a minimum of 40 years after the fact? Could this be the most successful Hoax in human history? “No!” you say, “I have experienced the power of Jesus’ resurrection personally”. A visit to your local faith healer will demonstrate the power of suggestion. What happens when an entire culture proposes a particular idea? Did you experience Jesus before you knew about him?

But maybe people are too honest to do such things.

Here’s the relevant clip from Michael’s lecture:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tQjSiPrbx8

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skylord said...

Some other cultures were telling the truth for long time . Bible is not written before Constantine . Even picture of Jesus depicted as Jesus is actually Constantine himself in Aya Sophia which is the first Church ever built. There was no Church in Bethlehem even those cities did not exist at those times. Romans never curicified any body with the name Jesus also Jesus is a Greek name interestingly jewish guy wit with a greek name . In addition to this supposed prosecutor Pontious Pilate had again a greek name in the Roman army ?

pastor_rich said...

The Christian belief in the resurrection of Jesus was radically different than the reigning world-views of the time; both the Greco-Roman view and the Jewish view. The Greeks saw death as the liberation of the spiritual from the physical. The idea of Jesus getting back his body after death was bad new, not good news, to them. The Jews believed in bodily resurrection but everybody at once and not one dude at a time. How do we account historically for such a unique belief in resurrection springing up in the context of these two world views? Also I would say that it is close to impossible to look objectively at this historical data because we have a vested interest in the verdict. If it is true that Jesus was raised from the dead, then I stand to lose control of my life to the god who did this. So we have to be careful not to allow our vested interests to bias us towards the evidence.

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