Re: Dr. Tim Keller's excellent book, "Jesus the King: Understanding the
life and death of the Son of God." In it, he focuses on Jesus' life as told in
the gospel of Mark. And as Dr. Keller and John point out, there are many sound
arguments for believing that the gospels are indeed eyewitness accounts.
Look for instance, at the portrayal of Peter and the disciples in Mark. If
the young church wanted to make up a rosy propaganda piece about its leaders,
they would not have painted the picture of Peter as a coward and the other
disciples as consistently clueless!
But that's what the gospel of Mark does. Or take the role of women in the
Gospel of Mark. They were the first to discover the empty tomb. But in the
Jewish and Roman worlds, women couldn't serve as witnesses in court! So there's
no way Mark or any of the gospels would rely on their testimony-unless, of
course, the women really were eyewitnesses and what they said really
happened.So, as you prepare for Easter, be ready for the conversation with a
colleague or neighbor who's watched or read the latest revisionist history of
Jesus.Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-annual-debunking-of-jesus-can-we-rely-on-the-gospels-92011/#FapVd0TCphcDzQtD.99
But that's what the gospel of Mark does. Or take the role of women in the
Gospel of Mark. They were the first to discover the empty tomb. But in the
Jewish and Roman worlds, women couldn't serve as witnesses in court! So there's
no way Mark or any of the gospels would rely on their testimony-unless, of
course, the women really were eyewitnesses and what they said really
happened.So, as you prepare for Easter, be ready for the conversation with a
colleague or neighbor who's watched or read the latest revisionist history of
Jesus.Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-annual-debunking-of-jesus-can-we-rely-on-the-gospels-92011/#FapVd0TCphcDzQtD.99
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