A Rebuttal to Newsweek's Cover Story on 'The Myths of Jesus'

Christian Post ^ | 12/27/2012 | Jerry Newcombe

[stayathomemom]

gosh--i thought this explanation was common knowledge by now... how does Dr. Ehrman not know this?

He's going after the "low information" Christian. Shame on him.
When you sin against your brothers in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. 1 Corinthians 8:12

[xzins]

Ultimately, the only rebuttal necessary is: It’s Newsweek.

I agree about this being, "just newsweek".

However, I watched enough of John Scott's(?) piece on the birth of Jesus the other day to know that Fox News is no better. It was on liberal "scholar" after another with nary an attempt to provide the "fair and balanced" other side of the story.

Fox News should have been ashamed, but they're too busy trying to be mainstream to dirty their hands with solid, reliable, conservative scholarship.

[RetiredArmy]

Typical baloney fed from many seminary professors these days.

This is exactly why pastors coming out today do not know what they are doing. They do not teach prophesy because they are not taught it in school. They refuse to also teach it because they are afraid to scare people. Don't touch Daniel or Revelation, we might scare the old folks. People who do not know Jesus Christ better be scared. For their souls!!!

[Mrs. Don-o]

I think a good explanation is that the genealogy in Matthew is Joseph's genealogy, which would establish Jesus' legal claim to the throne of David, since, being Joseph's legal (though not biological) heir, he would legally be of the House of David.

Luke's genealogy is through Mary, and goes back to David as well, and further, goes all the way back to Adam.

Mary is the biological mother of Jesus, not just an incubator. For one thing, to be our Savior, He must be true God and true Man. To be true Man has has to actually be the Son of Man, an offspring of the human race, with real ancestors. He has to be one of us according to the flesh (Romans 1:1-3)

"Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ,
called to be an apostle,
set apart for the gospel of God,
which he promised beforehand
through his prophets in the holy scriptures,
the gospel concerning his Son,
who was descended from David
according to the flesh."

This fulfills the wonderful prophecy in Genesis 3:15. God says to the serpent:

"I will put enmity between you
and the Woman;
between your seed
and her seed.
He shall crush your head
And you will lie in wait for his heel."

This refers to the coming Savior, and he must be the seed of the woman. This is clearly foretold in Scripture. This is further explained by St. Paul in Galatians 4:4:

"But when the fullness of time
had come,
God sent forth His Son,
born of a Woman,
born under the law."

Further, the Archangel Gabriel tells Mary (Luke 1:31)

"Behold, Mary,
you will "conceive in the womb
and bring forth a Son."

Conception happens when the mother's "seed" or ovum is fertilized (thereafter called a zygote or embryo) and the young embryo implants itself in his mother's womb. Mary didn't just "bear" Him, she conceived Him --- the "seed of the woman", her offspring, was Jesus --- therefore Mary was His true, bodily, genetic, biologically procreative mother.

[Errant]

If you were around in the '70s and early '80s you might remember the cult 'The Way International' -- that's where this dude got 'ordained'. Just sayin'

Watch Rood refute the way international and his past views.

Michael Rood and his associates who come from a number of religious beliefs are making great progress in disproving the false teachings of western churchianity and rabbinical Judaism.

And FYI, I do and will continue to support the pursuit of the truth. Unless we question, evaluate, and continue to seek answers, we fall into the unquestioning religious fanatic category where it only depends on who gets to you first.

[Mrs. Don-o]

"making great progress in disproving the false teachings of western churchianity"

Always glad to see unorthodox errors refuted by the Church.

[Olog-hai]

Fox News’ “course correction” is set in now, like fungus in a tree trunk. I don’t expect anything resembling truth out of them since Ailes announced that back in September of 2011. Enough people thought of them as having lost their objectivity when they switched from the slogan “We Report; You Decide” to “Fair and Balanced”, too, and I can’t fault them either . . .

[RetiredArmy]

There will be no peace in Jerusalem or Israel until Christ’s foot touches down on the Mount of Olives. Not till. There might be moments, but not peace. God did not agree to a two state resolution. He gave the land to Israel. He will decide that in the end. I fully and 100% support Israel, but not those Arabs that call themselves by a name that never existed until the Romans called that land “Palestine.” Until that time, there had never been a county or people called that.

[Nemoque]

I have worked within academia for nearly forty years. The idea that scholars are objective and unbiased is totally wrong. Scholars have their own agendas and worldviews. It is important to remember that one does not advance in academia by defending traditional views. You have to find something new and controversial in order to gain notoriety. There is nothing that will call attention to yourself more than attacking traditional Christian beliefs. For those less knowledgeable of biblical scholarship, it is easy to muddy the waters with half-truths.

[Mrs. Don-o]

You're right, I think it was called "Syria Palestina" after the Bar Kochba rebellion. But the identification of that very much disputed parcel of land switched back and forth a lot. According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, the term Palestine referred to the entire area between Phoenicia and Egypt in 5th century BC. Herodotus wrote of a 'district of Syria, called Palaistinê' including the Judean mountains and the Jordan Rift Valley.

I don't mean to slight the Jewish Kingdoms, not at all. And the Jews have every right to Israel on the basis of :

Purchase (because the Zionist Movement bought tracts of land in the late-19th early-20th century from the previous owners)

Legal mandate (all that post-Ottoman business with the British)

Settlement (they lived there, occupied the place)

Development (they made creative constructive improvements)

International Lawfulness (member of the UN, diplomatic recognition by 100+ other nations, that must count for something)

Successful defense (they repelled, and continue to repel, attacks and challenges)

Internal lawfulness (they have a system of law which is as internally consistent as any other nation: good as any, better'n some)

[Mrs. Don-o]

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[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you for sharing your insights, dear brother in Christ!