Who Was Jesus? Fingerprints of The Christ
by Acharya S, D.M. Murdock
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Author: Acharya S, D.M. MurdockForeword: Robert M. Price
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-28
ISBN: 0979963109
Number of pages: 296
Publisher: Stellar House Publishing, LLC
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Book Review: What Does the Bible Really Say About Jesus?
Summary: 5 Stars
Who Was Jesus? Fingerprints of the Christ just might be the best short introduction to Biblical scholarship yet. If you have ever entertained questions about the Jesus story as told in the gospels, the first four books of the New Testament, but were at a loss as to how to research and answer those questions, Who Was Jesus? by D.M. Murdock is the book for you.
For some people, the Bible, and every word in it, represents the infallible, immutable Word of God. According to them, that Word tells us Jesus was God himself, here on earth in the flesh, on a mission to redeem his own fallen, sinful creation, man. Further, redemption required that Christ/God be killed, made a blood sacrifice to save man from eternal hellfire. If it's all infallibly true, how could it be that the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) tell different and contradictory stories about the birth and life of Jesus, about what he said and did, and about his resurrection? As Ms. Murdock clearly shows, the answer to this and many similar questions is that the New Testament was the product of a large number of writers and copyists who modified existing scriptures, religious ideas and stories to accord with Old Testament prophecy about a future messiah. All of this story-creation and modifying took place in the first four centuries of the common era, within the political context of the declining Roman Empire, a situation causing a culling process that ultimately selected the books that became the Bible from a much larger field of Christ stories. The Bible is the end product of centuries of tinkering by people who had political axes to grind--a fact explaining a great deal and neatly demonstrated in this gem of a book.
Today, views about Christ fall into three basic categories: First and foremost, many believe the Bible to be infallible, the word of God, telling us that Jesus was God himself, incarnated as God's son on earth, born of a virgin, who performed miracles, was crucified, dead for three days then came back to life and returned to heaven. The second view is that Jesus was not divine, but was a prophet, a fabulous man who taught morality through parables, and gathered a great following. According to this view he may or may not have been crucified, but his followers went on to build a religion and a church based on his teachings. The basis for this belief is, typically, that millions of people have believed in him for 2,000 years so he must have existed. But being the son of God, the miracles, death and resurrection--that's just a bit much for anyone with a healthy stripe of skepticism. The third view is that the Jesus story is pure myth. It is extrapolated from and built upon the many "son of God, born of virgin, savior messiah" myths that existed in the civilized world 2,000 to 5,000 years ago. The storyline was familiar to the early converts, making it easy for church leaders to sell them on it. But it was only a myth, with no historical record to support it.
Now, which one of these hypotheses is best supported by the relevant evidence? Who should have the burden of proof? Should it be those who contend that Jesus was the son of God and that the Bible stories are true, or the skeptics who contend that these stories don't stand to reason? These are the key investigations "forensically" undertaken in Who Was Jesus? Fingerprints of The Christ--and what differentiate this book from the rest of the "historical Jesus" efforts. In her analysis, Ms. Murdock--aka "Acharya S"--readily demonstrates the many internal problems of the New Testament, including anachronisms, contradictions and the utter lack of a historical record. In this endeavor, the author brings to light some surprising data, including the fact that the four canonical gospels as we have them do not appear clearly in the historical record until late into the second century. This contention is sure to cause controversy, as, although it is well supported by the evidence, it goes squarely against current mainstream scholarship. Murdock also shows that there is no scientific evidence for the events related in the gospel story--or even for the existence of Jesus Christ himself--and she reveals numerous precedents found in the Old Testament that appear to have been reworked to produce the story in the New. In the end, Who Was Jesus? asks, even if there was a "historical Jesus," can we truly find him to be the exemplar of morality that has contributed to the betterment of life on Earth? Or has this belief caused an unending amount of grief and destruction that could lead us into the "End Times" so widely touted by fervent believers?
Who Was Jesus? by D.M. Murdock is a "must read" for anyone who has ever wondered about the origins of the Jesus tale, whether or not it stands up to critical scrutiny, and whether it really is the "greatest story ever told."
Summary of Who Was Jesus? Fingerprints of The Christ
Was Jesus Christ truly the divine Son of God who walked the earth 2,000 years ago? How can we be sure the gospel story is an accurate and infallibly recorded historical account? When the gospels are examined scientifically, can we truthfully uphold them as "inerrant?" Is it possible to assert honestly and ethically that the Bible is the inspired Word of God?The answers to these questions and many more may surprise and shock you! Is the New Testament a "historical record" or "factual biography" of what really happened, or a tool for the priesthood to lay down doctrines and dogma as they were developed over the centuries?
- Was Jesus the Jewish Messiah?
- Was Christ the Savior of the World?
- Was He a Cynic sage or a political rebel?
- Or was Jesus Christ something altogether different?
- Foreword by Dr. Robert M. Price
- The Gospel According to Matthew
- The Nativity of Jesus Christ
- The Baptism and Temptation
- The Calling of the Disciples
- The Sermon on the Mount
- The Lord's Prayer
- Healing of the Sick and Casting out Demons
- The Mission of the Twelve
- Working on the Sabbath
- John the Baptist Beheaded
- Walking on Water
- The Canaanite Woman
- Peter the "Rock"
- The Transfiguration
- Becoming like Children
- Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven
- Entry into Jerusalem
- Driving out the Moneychangers
- Cursing the Fig Tree
- Signs of the Times/Second Coming
- Jesus's Anointment with Oil
- The Last Supper
- The Garden of Gethsemane
- The Betrayal by Judas
- Christ's Trial
- The Passion and Crucifixion
- The Resurrection of the Dead
- The Empty Tomb
- The Gospel According to Mark
- Was Mark First?
- Comparison of Matthew and Mark
- The Missing Scriptures
- The Gospel According to Luke
- Chronological Discrepancies
- Luke's Tenor
- The Gospel According to John
- Authentic or Adulterated?
- Who Killed Jesus?
- Textual Harmonization
- Inspired Originals?
- Scribal Scalliwags
- Error-Filled Copies
- Eyewitness Accounts or Compilations?
- The Gospel Dates
- Anonymous and Pseudonymous Authors
- According to Whom?
- "Back in the Day..."
- The Lukan Prologue
- Irenaeus, "Father of the Catholic Canon"
- Church Father and Bishop Papias
- Justin Martyr
- The Rylands Papyrus
- Late Dating of the Gospels?
- Jesus Outside of the Bible
- Titus Flavius Josephus
- Pliny the Younger
- Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus
- Publius/Gaius Cornelius Tacitus
- Thallus, Phlegon and Mara Bar-Serapion, et al.
- The Talmud
- Gnostic Sources
- Extrabiblical Christian Sources
- Who are Elijah and Elisha?
- Jesus as Fulfillment of Prophecy
- Questions about the Gospel Story
- Miracles, Impossibilities and Implausibilities
- Failed Prophecies
- Contradictions and Inconsistencies
- Errors in Time and Place
- Chronological Problems
- Translation Errors and Language Problems
- Illogic and Irrationality
- Jesus's Character
- Repellant Deeds, Sayings and Doctrines
- Apology Accepted?
- "It Doesn't Matter?"
- Four Camera Angles
- What Jesus Felt or Thought
- History or Propaganda?
- A Uniquely Divine Birth?
- Salvation is from the Jews?
- Son of Joseph?
- Massacre or Myth?
- Son of God?
- The Resurrection of Lazarus?
- The Naked Youth
- The "Twelve"
- The Sacred Meal
- The Bloody Sweat
- The Trial and Crucifixion
- The Sun of Righteousness
- The Sacred Spear and The Side-Wounding
- The Empty Tomb Redux
- The Ascension into Heaven
- The Sayings of Jesus?
- Conclusion
- Terror in the Name of God
- Vacuous Christianity?
- John Ankerberg
- Craig L. Blomberg
- F.F. Bruce
- William Lane Craig
- John Dominic Crossan
- Bart Ehrman
- Norman Geisler
- Gary Habermas
- Josh McDowell
- John P. Meier
- Bruce M. Metzger
- J.P. Moreland
- Ronald H. Nash
- Lee Strobel
- Merrill C. Tenney
- Ben Witherington
- Edwin Yamauchi
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