Anne The Old Testament is a collection of stories assembled by diverse writers over many centuries. The Torah, purportedly the Books of Moses, were actually written 400-500 years after the death of Moses. One might assume that there was some variation as this oral history was passed from generation to generation. The ‘god’ in the Old Tes…
Anne The Old Testament is a collection of stories assembled by diverse writers over many centuries. The Torah, purportedly the Books of Moses, were actually written 400-500 years after the death of Moses. One might assume that there was some variation as this oral history was passed from generation to generation.
The ‘god’ in the Old Testament evolved until, by about 700 BCE, there was a single Jewish god. He (she?) could be vengeful.
After Jesus, born and died a Jew, there was a concerted effort to create a ‘Jesus religion.’ Paul was important in gentrifying this new religion. Within about 80 years four Gospels were written that provided diverse insights into the man called Jesus. Except for the book of Acts, there is virtually no mention of Jesus or ‘Christianity’ in Roman records for the following century.
There was a strong insistence that the New Testament was the world of God. Those who objected often were burned. In the 19th century German scholars commenced an analysis of the New Testament. This has subsequently evolved. By favorite source is Bart Erhman of the University of North Carolina.
Though many books have been written about Jesus (Christ), they all rely on interpreting the stories of the Gospels, which were written at different times for different reasons.
I consider Jesus as the living symbol of love, inclusion, and forgiveness. Singing “Onward Christian Soldiers’ would seem blasphemy of what Jesus represents. Martin Luther split from the Catholic Church and was the basis for the spread of Protestantism, while promoted wars and divisions throughout Europe.
Today the ‘evangelical Christians’ seem the antithesis of what Jesus represents. Some pastors, in their palatial settings, claim that the New Testament is the literal word of God. Moreover, the hatred that they project is the antithesis of Jesus’s teachings.
Anne The Old Testament is a collection of stories assembled by diverse writers over many centuries. The Torah, purportedly the Books of Moses, were actually written 400-500 years after the death of Moses. One might assume that there was some variation as this oral history was passed from generation to generation.
The ‘god’ in the Old Testament evolved until, by about 700 BCE, there was a single Jewish god. He (she?) could be vengeful.
After Jesus, born and died a Jew, there was a concerted effort to create a ‘Jesus religion.’ Paul was important in gentrifying this new religion. Within about 80 years four Gospels were written that provided diverse insights into the man called Jesus. Except for the book of Acts, there is virtually no mention of Jesus or ‘Christianity’ in Roman records for the following century.
There was a strong insistence that the New Testament was the world of God. Those who objected often were burned. In the 19th century German scholars commenced an analysis of the New Testament. This has subsequently evolved. By favorite source is Bart Erhman of the University of North Carolina.
Though many books have been written about Jesus (Christ), they all rely on interpreting the stories of the Gospels, which were written at different times for different reasons.
I consider Jesus as the living symbol of love, inclusion, and forgiveness. Singing “Onward Christian Soldiers’ would seem blasphemy of what Jesus represents. Martin Luther split from the Catholic Church and was the basis for the spread of Protestantism, while promoted wars and divisions throughout Europe.
Today the ‘evangelical Christians’ seem the antithesis of what Jesus represents. Some pastors, in their palatial settings, claim that the New Testament is the literal word of God. Moreover, the hatred that they project is the antithesis of Jesus’s teachings.
Lots more, but now it’s dinner time.