Question.3485 - 1. You are speaking with a new friend in the neighborhood. The conversation takes a turn towards religion, and you begin to share your faith and background with your friend. This friend smirks, then states that he doubts that Jesus ever lived. How would you respond to him? 2. In an essay, answer the following question: Why is it important for the Christian to believe in the historicity of Jesus Christ? Or in other words, why is historicity important? The key word in this question is “why.” Be sure to answer accordingly.
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Question xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx About xxxxxx ExistenceWhen xxxxxxxxxx with x statement xxxx Jesus xxxxx lived xx existed xx is xxxxxxx to xxxx an xxxxxxxxxxx response xxxx in xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx evidence xxx history xx Jesus xx hugely xxxxxxxxx by xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx both xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx and xxxxx is x strong xxxxxx that xxxxx of xxxxxxxx was xx actual xxxxxx who xxx alive xxxxxx the xxxxx century xxx doubt xxxxx whether xxxxx was xxxxx or xxx is xxxxxx built xx the xxxxxx of xxxxxxxx thinkers xxx doubters xxx lack xxxxxxxxxxx with xxxxxxxxxx evidence xxxxxx than xxx other xxxxxxxxxxx argument xxxxx historians xxxxx depend xx both xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxx sources xx see xx the xxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxx figures xxxxxxx and xx the xxxx of xxxxx it xx no xxxxxxxxx Non-Christian xxxxxxx such xx the xxxxx historian xxxxxxx who xxxxx in xxx early xxxxxx century xxxxxxxxx that xxxxx crucifixion xxx under xxxxxxx Pilate xxxxxxx in xxx book xxxxxx situates xxxxxx as xxx founder xx Christianity xxx notes xxxx he xxx put xx death xxxxxx the xxxx of xxxxxxx Tiberius xx the xxxxx deputy xxxxxxx Pilate xxxxxxx This xxxxxxxxx is xxxxxxx because xx links xxxx the xxxxxxxxx narrative xxxx a xxxx source xxxxxxxxx reliability xx the xxxxxxx of xxxxx Additionally xxx Jewish xxxxxxxxx Flavius xxxxxxxx provides xxx references xx Jesus xx his xxxx Antiquities xx the xxxx The xxxx insightful xxxxxxx which xx called xxx Testimonuim xxxxxxxxx portrays xxxxx as x wise xxx and xx ardent xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxx deeds xxx states xxx sentence xx nailing xx the xxxxx under xxxxxx Josephus xxxxx some xxxxxxxx believe xxxx this xxxxxxx might xxxx been xxxxxxxx changed xx Christian xxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxx agree xxxx Josephus xxx write xxxxx Jesus xxx the xxxx message xx seen xx original xxx writings xx Josephus xxx valuable xxxxxxx they xxxx from xxxxxx historians xxx are xxx grounded xx promoting xxxxxxxxxxxx further xxxxxxxxxxx the xxxx that xxxxx was x historical xxxxxxxx addition xx these xxxxxxxxxxxxx sources xxx Gospels xxxxxx though xxxx serve xx historical xxxxxxxxx The xxxxxxx were xxxxxxx within x few xxxxxxx of xxxxx life xxxx the xxxxxxxx being xxx Gospel xx Mark xxxxx is xxxxxxxx to xxxx been xxxxxxx around xx The xxxxx provide x comprehensive xxxxxxx of xxxxx life xxxxxxxxx and xxxxx and xxxxx early xxxxxx is xxxxxxxxx because xx holds xxx author xx the xxxxxxxx of xxxxx contemporaries xxxxx the xxxxxxx are xxx unbiased xxxxxxxxxx records xxxx still xxxxxxx valuable xxxxxxxx into xxx life xx Jesus xxx mirror xxx beliefs xxx memories xx the xxxxx Christian xxxxxxxxx Furthermore xxx letters xx the xxxxxxx Paul xxxxx were xxxxxxx much xxxxxxx than xxx Gospels xxxxx additional xxxxxxxx for xxx historicity xx Jesus xxxx s xxxxxxx specifically xxxxxxxxxxx reference xxxxx crucifixion xxx resurrection xxx are xxxxx to xxxxxx years xxxxx Jesus xxxxx These xxxxxxx are xxxxxxxxx because xxxx mirror xx early xxxxxx in xxx historical xxxxx and xxx prime xxxxx of xxx life xxxxxx Paul xxxx cites xxxxxxxxxxxx with xxxxxxxxxxx who xxxx close xx Jesus xxxx as xxxxx and xxxxx further xxxxxxxxx his xxxxxxxx in x historical xxxxxxx Additionally xxxxxxxxxxxxxx evidence xxxx lend x shoulder xx the xxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxxx Nazareth xxx town xxxxx Jesus xxxx up xxxxx negates xxxxxxx claims xxxx Nazareth xxx not xxxxx during xxxxx lifetime xxxxxxx archaeological xxxxxxxx have xxxxxxxxxx homes xxxxx and xxxxx artifacts xx Nazareth xxxx date xxxx to xxx first xxxxxxx providing xxxxxxx context xxx the xxxxxxxxxx settings xx Jesus xxxx Reed xxxx discovery xx significant xxxxxxx it xxxxxxxx visible xxxxxxxx of xxx world xxxxx lived xx adding xxxxxxx step xx the xxxxxxxxxxx of xxx Gospel xxxxxxxx From x historical xxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxx of xxxxx is xx well-attested xx many xxxxxxx from xxx including xxxxxxxx Alexander xxx Great xxx Julius xxxxxx The xxxx that xxxxxx sources xxxx different xxxxxxxxxxx such xx Roman xxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx refer xx Jesus xxxx weight xx the xxxxxxxx that xx was x real xxxxxx The xxxxxxx consensus xxxxx historians xx matter xxx religious xxxxxx is xxxx Jesus xxxxxxx Arguments xxx debates xxxxx his xxxxx teachings xx miracles xxxxx but xxx existence xx a xxxxxxxxxx figure xx hardly xxxxxxxxxx by xxxxxxx scholars xxxxx For xxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx is xxxxxxxxxxxx because xxx core xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx such xx the xxxxxxxxxxx crucifixion xxx resurrection xxx grounded xx historical xxxxxx If xxxxx di xxx exist xxx entire xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxx would xxxx down xxxxxxxxxxxx is xxx only x philosophical xx moral xxxxxx but x faith xxxx claims xxx entered xxxxx history xxxxxxx Jesus xx such xxxxxxxx over xxx historicity xx Jesus xx crucial xxx balancing xxx discipline xx Christian xxxxxxxx In xxxxxxxxxx when xxxxxxxxxx with xxxxxxxx about xxxxx existence x well-informed xxxxxxxxx can xxxxxxx by xxxxxxxxxx strong xxxxxxxxxx evidence xxxx both xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxx sources xxx fact xxxx various xxxxxxxxxxx sources xxxx old xxxxxxxxx Jesus xxxxx it xxxxxx doubtful xxxx he xxx a xxxxxxxx figure xxxxxxxxxxxxxx evidence xxxxx with xxxxxxxxxx writings xxxxxxx delineates xxx existence xxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx historicity xxxx beyond xxxxxxxx debate xx it xx central xx the xxxxxxxxx faith xxxxxx Question xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx in xxx Historicity xx Jesus xxxxxxxxx main xxxxx which xx on xxx history xx Jesus xxxxxx is xxx basis xx Christian xxxxx For xxxxxxxxxx Jesus xx not xxxx a xxxxxx but x person xxx went xxxxxxx trial xxx crucifixion xxxx to xx reborn xxxxx The xxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx describes xxxxxxx Christian xxxxxxxxx Including xxxxxxx repentance xxx coming xxxx again xxxxxx it xxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx to xx Without xxxx premise xxx whole xxxxxxxxx of xxxx Christian xxxxxxx is xxxx One xx the xxxxx reasons xxx historicity xx Jesus xx important xx that xx holds xxx Christian xxxxxx in xxxx and xxxxxxx events xxxxxxxxxxxx is x one-of-a-kind xxxxxxxx that xxxxxx its xxxxx existence xxxxxx Jesus xxx was xxxx divine xxx human xxx to xxx and xx lived xx a xxxxxxxx time xxx place xxx doctrine xx the xxxxxxxxxxx of xxx becoming xxxxx in xxx person xx Jesus xxxxx is xxxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxxxxx how xxxxxxxxxx perceive xxxxx relationship xxxx God xxxxxxxxx Jesus xxx not xxxx a xxxx the xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxx would xxx suffice xxx the xxxxxxxxx claims xxxx is xxxxx entered xxxx human xxxxxxx to xxxx humanity xxxxx be xxxx Wright xxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxx in xxxxx historicity xx crucial xxx the xxxxxxxx of xxx atonement xxxxx holds xxxx Jesus xxxxx on xxx cross xxxxxx as x sacrifice xxx the xxxx of xxxxxxxx For xxxx doctrine xx be xxxxxxxxxx it xxxxxxxx that xxxxx death xxx a xxxx historical xxxxx The xxxxx that xxxxx death xxx not xxxx a xxxxxx but xx actual xxxxx that xxx whole xxxxxxxx saw xxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxxx between xxx and xxxxxxx Habermas xx al xx Jesus xxx not xxxxx or xxx die xx the xxxxx the xxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxx is xxx a xxxxxx argument xxx the xxxxx foundation xxxxx crumble xxx historicity xx Jesus xx also xxxxxxxx for xxx doctrine xx the xxxxxxxxxxxx which xx the xxxx event xx the xxxxxxxxx faith xxx resurrection xx not xxxxxxxxx in xxx New xxxxxxxxx as x symbol xx a xxxxxxxx event xxx as x physical xxxxxxxxxx one xxxx Corinthians xxxxxxxx that xx Christ xxx not xxxx from xxx dead xxxx the xxxxxxxxx faith xx dead xxx believers xxx still xx their xxxx Corinthians xxx The xxxxxxxxxxxx is xxx ultimate xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx claims xx divinity xxx the xxxxx for xxxxxxxxx faith xxxxx be xxxxxxxx on x false xxxxxxx and xxx message xx salvation xxxxx be xxxx Furthermore xxx belief xx Jesus xxxxx history xxxxxx Christians xx debate xxxx skeptics xxx say xxxx Christianity xx a xxxxxx Looking xxxx at xxx earliest xxx Testament xxxxxxxx even xxxxxxxx in xxx Gospel xxx Paul x letters xx evidence xxxx Christianity xxx not x legend xxx a xxx of xxxx This xxxxxxxx that xxxxx who xxxxxx knowledge xx the xxxxxxxxx religion xxxxx be xxxx in xxxxxxxx with xxx scholars xxx could xxxxxx first- xxxx The xxxxxxxx of xxxxxx such xx the xxx found xx Corinthians x which xxxxx to xxxxxx a xxx years xx Jesus xxxxx further xxxxxxxx the xxxxx that xxxxxxxxx in xxxxx resurrection xxx not xxxxx development xxx was xxxx by xxx earliest xxxxxxxxxx Habermas xx addition xx the xxxx implications xxx historicity xx Jesus xxx practical xxxxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxx apologetics xx a xxxxx that xxxxxx faith xxxxxx the xxxxx to xxxxx out xxx history xx Jesus x existence xxxx allow xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx their xxxxx introspectively xx a xxxxxxxx way xxx fact xxxx Jesus xxx exist xxxxx is xxxxxx taken xxxx consideration xx those xxx doubt xx establishes x ground xxx saying xxxx Christianity xx not xxxx a xxxx but xxxx This xxxxxxxxxx grounding xxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxx of xxx Christian xxxxx making xx portable xx those xxx might xx doubters xx true xxxx or xxxxxxxxxxxxx arguments xxxxxx the xxxxxx in xxxxx history xxxxxxx to xxx Christian xxxxx that xxx is xxx away xxxx us xxx not xx this xxxxx is xxxx of xxx human xxxxx Life xxxxx and xxxxx brought xxxx alive xxx seen xx the xxxxxxxx love xx God xxx his xxxx to xxxxxxx For xxxxxxxxxx Jesus xxxxxxx and xxxxxxx are xxx part xx education xxx debate xxx shape xxx they xxxxxxxxx God xxx how xxxx can xx in xxxxx with xxx through xxxxxx In xxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxx in xxx historicity xx Jesus xxxxxx is xxxxxxx for xxx continuity xx Christian xxxxxx It xxxxxxxx a xxxxx for xxx doctrines xxxx as xxx incarnation xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxx and xx shapes xxx intellectual xxxxxxxx of xxx Christian xxxxx Without xxx belief xxxx Jesus xxx a xxxx historical xxxxxx the xxxxxx framework xx Christianity xxxxx be xxxxxx into xxxxxxxx ReferencesEvans x A xxxxx and xxx Manuscripts xxxx We xxx Learn xxxx the xxxxxx Texts xxxxxxxxxxx Publishers xxxxxxxx G x The xxxxxxxxxx Jesus xxxxxxx Evidence xxx the xxxx of xxxxxx College xxxxx Habermas x R xxxxxx M x The xxxx for xxx Resurrection xx Jesus xxxxxx Publications xxxxxxxx F xxx Antiquities xx the xxxx Harper xxxxxxxx Reed x L xxxxxxxxxxx and xxx Galilean xxxxx A xxxxxxxxxxxxxx of xxx Evidence x T xxxxx Tacitus xxx Annals xxx Reigns xx Tiberius xxxxxxxx and xxxx Penguin xxxxxxxx Wright x T xxx Resurrection xx the xxx of xxx Fortress xxxxxMore Articles From Philosophy
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