Category Archives: Historical Jesus
Is Jesus God? The Testimony of the Gospels
The Jews of Jesus’s day believed that the God of Israel was unique, unlike any other thing. There was an infinite, impassable gulf between God and His creation. “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and wit all your understanding” (Deut 6v4, or the Shema).
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Matthew’s Dead Saints Rising
Matthew’s gospel describes some strange goings-on at the time of the crucifixion which are not attested in any other source. This includes the most unusual miracle in the New Testament :certain holy men emerge from their tombs and appear to people in Jerusalem.
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