As salamu 'alikum wr wb (May the Peace, Mercy of Allah and Blessings be upon you)
Why I Believe Jesus Never Existed......however
I want to say that the only reason that I believe that I believe that Jesus (Esau) existed is because of my presuppositional belief that the Qur'an is the word of God.
If I did not believe that the Qur'an is the word of God I would not even believe that a person named Jesus (Esau) was a historical person.
For me personally I would be right in the same category as George A Wells, a man who wrote the book 'Did Jesus Exist'.
I want to say I thank David Waltz, an amazing man who is a treasury trove of information for the introduction to the said book above. I think that Robert E Van Voorst and Craig Evans do the best job they can do for trying to provide evidence for the 'historical' Jesus.
It may seem strange that since the Qur'an comes hundreds of years after the New Testament manuscripts that my belief in the 'historical' Jesus would hinge upon a revelation that comes 700 years after the supposed time in which Jesus is said to have 'existed' and in fact hundreds of years after the collation of fragments that become the basis for today's New Testament text.
I would absolutely agree that it is very strange indeed. However, as I mentioned in my opening my belief in Jesus being a historical person hinges upon my belief that the Qur'an is the word of God. As the Qur'an mentions Jesus (Esau) and as I believe the Qur'an to be the word of God, I therefore believe that Jesus must have existed.
After reading the book 'Jesus outside of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Ancient Evidence' I am absolutely convinced that without my presuppositional belief in the Qur'an I would have no evidence upon which to believe that Jesus (Esau) even existed!
Allah-willing I will begin a series that looks more closely at the claims and evidences put forth by the Author of the book. I will also show why after examining point by point all the claims put forward why I find all of them incredulous.
If I no longer were to believe in the Qur'an, Christianity would be absolutely out of the question. The reason being is because I have absolutely no basis upon which to believe that Jesus even existed other than my presuppostional belief that the Qur'an is the word of God; and that the Qur'an mentions Jesus (Esau).
"When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?" (Psalm 11:3)
I said:
ReplyDelete"I want to say I thank David Waltz, an amazing man who is a treasury trove of information for the introduction to the said book above. I think that Robert E Van Voorst and Craig Evans do the best job they can do for trying to provide evidence for the 'historical' Jesus."
McElhanney you said:
"I don't really get this paragraph. Is it that Dr Craig Evans and Dr Van Voorst agree with Waltz and Wells? What is it that thegrandverbalizer is commending them for?"
Did you not read it?
"I think that Robert E Van Voorst and Craig Evans do the best job they can do for trying to provide evidence for the 'historical' Jesus."
I tell you what McElhanney when you have read the books in the conversation. When you know the gentleman that are being spoken about in the conversation than feel free to blog away.
Otherwise your just trying to fine something to fill your time.
I don't have time for this. With due respect to you your a cut & paste artist and your lazy.
Good day to you sir.