THE REAL JESUS
Myth #5
The Real Jesus: Who is the Real Jesus? Ever since the dawn of modern rationalism, skeptics have sought to use textual criticism, archaeology and historical reconstructions to uncover the "historical Jesus" -- a wise teacher who said many wonderful things, but fulfilled no prophecies, performed no miracles and certainly did not rise from the dead in triumph over sin. Over the past 100 years, however, startling discoveries in biblical archaeology and scholarship have all but vanquished the faulty assumptions of these doubting modernists. Regretably, these discoveries have often been ignored by the skeptics as well as by the popular media. As a result, the liberal view still holds sway in universities and impacts the culture and even much of the church.
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This presentation explodes the myths of these critics and the movies, books and television programs that have popularized their views.
Presented in ten parts -- perfect for individual, family and classroom study -- viewers will be challenged to go deeper in their knowledge of Christ in order to be able to defend their faith and present the truth to a skeptical modern world – that the Jesus of the Gospels is the Jesus of history -- "the same yesterday, today and forever" (Hebrews 13:8). He is the real Jesus. Speakers include: George Grant, Ted Baehr, Stephen Mansfield, Raymond Ortlund, Phil Kayser, David Lutzweiler, Jay Grimstead, J.P. Holding, and Eric Holmberg. Ten parts, over two hours of instruction! Running Time: 130 minutes
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The Real Jesus - Part One - The Complete Script- The Real Jesus - Opening
- The Real Jesus - Introduction
- The Real Jesus - Myth #1
- The Real Jesus - Myth #2
- The Real Jesus - Myth #3
- The Real Jesus - Myth #4
- The Real Jesus - Myth #5
- The Real Jesus - Myth #6
- The Real Jesus - Myth #7
- The Real Jesus - Conclusion
The Real Jesus - Part Two - Debunking The Da Vinci Code The Real Jesus - Part Three - Christological Heresies of Pop Culture Apologetics Resources - Articles related to The Real Jesus DVD
Myth #5: The Gospels contradict one another
and contain fiction
By Jay Rogers
Jennings: "Scholars don't take everything that they read in the New Testament literally because there are four different and sometimes contradictory versions of Jesus' life." [08:30]
Yes, there are differences in the Gospel accounts. Let's begin with the first obvious difference that seems to concern Jennings so much -- the story of Jesus birth. First, there are different genealogies of Jesus. The Jews knew that the Messiah was to come from the house of Judah and specifically must be a descendant of David. Up to this point, Matthew and Luke agree with one another.
There could be several reasons why Matthew and Luke contain different genealogical accounts. The church historian Eusebius, writing in the early fourth century, records that separate genealogies appear for the following reason. Jesus had both a biological mother, Mary, and a legal (but not biological) father, Joseph. Matthew records Jesus' genealogy by "law" through his adoptive father, Joseph, and Luke records the genealogy of "nature" through his biological mother, Mary. According to Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History, Julius Africanus, a third century church father, explained this alleged contradiction in his Letter to Aristides (Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History, book I, chapter 7).
[CONTRAST JENNINGS' FOLLOWING CLAIMS WITH THE PANEL OF EXPERTS]
Jennings: "The Gospels give different versions of what happened on the day that Jesus was baptized ... " [48:40]
Jennings: "Historians differ about what happened a the Last Supper. Some people think His whole speech about the Body and Blood was added by the Gospel writers." [1:37:10]
Jennings: "The Jewish leaders take Jesus to Pilate and pressure him before he will pass the sentence. Many historians don't believe it." [1:44:40]
Jennings: "Jesus is not an heroic figure at all until He gets into the hands of all the people who are going to write and embellish him." [1:46:50]
The Real Jesus - Part One - The Complete Script
- The Real Jesus - Opening
- The Real Jesus - Introduction
- The Real Jesus - Myth #1
- The Real Jesus - Myth #2
- The Real Jesus - Myth #3
- The Real Jesus - Myth #4
- The Real Jesus - Myth #5
- The Real Jesus - Myth #6
- The Real Jesus - Myth #7
- The Real Jesus - Conclusion
The Real Jesus - Part Two - Debunking The Da Vinci Code The Real Jesus - Part Three - Christological Heresies of Pop Culture
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