Posted on 08/07/2008 8:57:37 AM PDT by francke
The New York Times ran a feature story on July 6th, 2008 about the discovery of a stone tablet found near the Dead Sea in Jordan that apparently contains some reference to a “Prince of Princes” (ie. The Jewish Messiah) who would be slain and rise from the dead after three days. (Tablet Ignites Debate on Messiah and Resurrection”, July 6, 2008)
The essence of the article and the opinion of the scholars quoted is that somehow, the credibility of Christianity is at stake, on the grounds that this pre-Christian inscription, also known in scholastic circles as “Gabriel’s Revelation”, robs Christianity of its “uniqueness” and novelty.
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The essence of the article and the opinion of the scholars quoted is that somehow, the credibility of Christianity is at stake, on the grounds that this pre-Christian inscription, also known in scholastic circles as “Gabriel’s Revelation”, robs Christianity of its “uniqueness” and novelty.
Only one Savior gonna get you to Heaven. I’d say that’s pretty darned unique!
Not any more than all of the prophesies in the Bible which point to His coming do. I suppose if someone were predisposed not to believe, they will see this as proof it’s made up, but the only thing I can do for them is pray for the scales to fall from their eyes.
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Christians won’t believe this proves anything. Of Course, if had been later and it had Joshua on it, they would claim it as absolute proof of Jesus’ existence.
Interesting. Christianity was creating quite a stir and
more than a few people were witneses to the events.
No, why do they ask?
Agreed. Accounts of Jesus’ life were written “back then.”
They aren’t some modern retrospective or book of fables.
What the "Jesus stone" does is shows that there were Jews in the 1st century BC who were expecting a Messiah to come who would die for the nation and rise in three days. Which is an idea they would have gotten from the Hebrew Scriptures. The same place that the first Christians (who were Jews) go it from.
Of course the prophecies were known. That’s why Pilate was asked to post a guard at the tomb. There must be all sorts of prophecies (that were actually true) known to Jew and Gentile alike. Whywas Herod so worked up over “his” star? These scholars, who take it as a given that the supernatural does not mingle with affairs here, are going to deconstruct themselves out of existence.
LOL, I have no idea what 'scholarship' they are talking about, but it doesn't contradict the Bible which prophesied Jesus's coming all along.
You would think 'scholars' could figure these things out.
No, it’s just stupid.
No, it’s just stupid.
My apology.
I read glanced over this too fast.
It’s not stupid. It’s interesting.
No serious scholar believes that Jesus never existed.
In any event, a favorite argument of opponents of Christianity has been the claim that the concept of a resurrected Messiah is distinctly un-Jewish and an importation by Christians of pagan Osiris cultism into Judaism.
This stone, if authentic, would imply that the concept of a resurrected Messiah was not an un-Jewish innovation of the late first century, but a part of the jewish theological landscape.
Yes, you would, wouldn't you? But that's just it - "scholars" are often anything but. Often, they have agendas, sometimes they just aren't as competent as we would assume them to be.
What do you think it proves? All it shows is that a few people may have actually figured out what the Old Testament was foreshadowing. It actually is proof that the Old Testament really did foreshawdow Jesus, and Jesus really did fullfil the Old Testament prophecies and the salvation that Jesus provides was not just some theory that was constructed after the fact.
To me if offers confirmation that Jesus is who He said is.
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