Saturday, October 3, 2009

Misquoting Jesus.

Review of book.

New Testament approximated to be written in 70 AD, with the main source being Mark. Matthew and Luke were written with Mark and possibly some other source (outside of book, called Q). Including Q, this is called the two source hypothesis. Nonetheless, it is pretty much accepted that they were all written not during Jesus' time which we can assume to be around 0-40AD.

Problems with the new testaments. (need to check first)
Genealogy inconsistencies. Also, Matthew tries to fit the generations into multiples of 14 marked by an important figures or events (Abraham, David, exile, Christ). Speculation is that 7 was treated as a holy number and double of that was perhaps doubly-holy, 14.
Mark does not write as if Jesus was God.
What happened after death? Was the tomb empty? Different versions.
Where was Jesus born?
Historical records do not show a empire wide census but a localized one. It is claimed to be absurd for Joseph to be required to return to his ancestral home in Bethlehem which is supposed to be his home many centuries ago. Furthermore, the census did not occur during Herod's life.

Transcription issues.

Scribes may have ulterior motives.
Theological - Is there a Trinity?
Social - Gender roles. Trying to play down women.
Accidental - see ehrman's book for details.

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