Sentences with phrase «after the crucifixion of»

Whatever may have been the actual course of events, historically speaking, which the New Testament means to signify when it speaks of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, it is at least clear that it was the conviction of the New Testament writers, building on the testimony of the disciples after the crucifixion of Jesus — as it has been the continuing conviction of millions of Christian people since that time — that far from Jesus» being «put out of the way» by his death at the hands of the Roman authorities in Palestine, he was «let loose into the world.»

As the disciples and their friends lived through the first weeks and months after the crucifixion of Jesus it is most unlikely that they abandoned the Bible, and if; from it, they sought illumination for their perplexity, then the methods of interpretation12 we have here briefly outlined throw some light on how they would have gone about it.

Pannenberg is one who perceived this very clearly: «After the crucifixion of Jesus the question of the legitimacy of his mission was no longer open; on the contrary, until something else happened, it was negatively decided.»

Not exact matches

None of the «four gospels were even written contemporary to Jesus» lifetime, the oldest being Mark, which was written 35 - 42 years after Jesus supposed crucifixion.

Don't tell me the story written at least 30 years AFTER his death is your evidence... any records of the trial, crucifixion, birth records?

The stories of Christian persecution were so popular that they spawned a market during the first centuries after the crucifixion.

The Book of Acts can be seen as a continuation of Luke since it is what he observed of the Disciples - turned - Apostles after Luke finishes reporting of Jesus» crucifixion and resurrection.

many of the similarities between Jesus and the myths are mostly written (added) AFTER Jesus... such as Attis being «crucified» there is much evidence to show that ATtis died originally from a spear on a hunting trp... and the crucifixion was added to the story after Christ... as we seen in writings of Greek historians etc. see this page to get more info http://www.tektonics.org/copycat/attis.php this is one of many studies out there to show the supposed similarities between Jesus and myths that debunk current opinions of those who say Christianity is a copycat of other AFTER Jesus... such as Attis being «crucified» there is much evidence to show that ATtis died originally from a spear on a hunting trp... and the crucifixion was added to the story after Christ... as we seen in writings of Greek historians etc. see this page to get more info http://www.tektonics.org/copycat/attis.php this is one of many studies out there to show the supposed similarities between Jesus and myths that debunk current opinions of those who say Christianity is a copycat of other after Christ... as we seen in writings of Greek historians etc. see this page to get more info http://www.tektonics.org/copycat/attis.php this is one of many studies out there to show the supposed similarities between Jesus and myths that debunk current opinions of those who say Christianity is a copycat of other myths

Re: «couple this proper translation of Luke 24:21, with Mark's account stating the women purchase the spices AFTER the Sabbath, and Luke's account stating they prepared the spices and ointments and THEN rest on the Sabbath in obedience to the command, the ONLY day possible for the crucifixion was on Wednesday.»

The man was born of a virgin, preached about being «born again» and had risen from the dead after crucifixion, Freke says.

According to all the Gospels the resurrection took place early Sunday morning, the day after the Sabbath and the third day after the crucifixion according to the ancient custom of counting both the first and the last days.

The restoration of the chamber that many believe to be the place where the body of Jesus Christ was laid after the crucifixion is finally complete.

Also, creeds which speak of Jesus, appeared as early as five years after his crucifixion.

Paul's new religion did not fit well with the Jewish beliefs held by the followers of Jesus (led after the crucifixion by Jesus» brother James).

After the awful crucifixion was over, none of the Twelve even attended to Jesus» body.

Why did hundreds of people see him walking around and talking after the crucifixion — oh, wait, is suppose you think the Romans were incompetent at killing?

In a study of his earlier pictures, Kolker notes that «Scorsese is interested in the psychological manifestations of individuals who are representative either of a class or of a certain ideological grouping; he is concerned with their relationship to each other or to an antagonistic environment... [and finally] there is no triumph for his characters» (A Cinema of Loneliness [Oxford University Press, 19881, p. 162) The Jesus of the Last Temptation fits this pattern (as do Travis Bickel in Taxi Driver, Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull and Paul Hackett in After Hours) By eschewing any reference to a resurrection — and, in an interesting theological note, allowing Paul to suggest that his preaching of the risen Christ is more important than the Jesus of history — Scorsese presents the crucifixion as the final willful act of a man driven by a God who makes strange demands on his followers.

An evaluation of the beliefs, ideas and speculations about Jesus after the crucifixion.

I'm certain the crucifixion itself proves nothing — hundreds of people were crucified, after all, and none of their deaths proved anything other than that people can come up with some really cruel ways to kill each other.

While this tradition is quite popular, it's more likely that December 25 was first selected because it was exactly 9 months after March 25 — the day of Jesus's crucifixion.

The badly - in - need - of - repair marble edicule that surrounded the tomb was stripped down to the limestone platform where the body of Jesus was believed to have been laid after his crucifixion.

The same Song which helped to solve the stumbling block of the crucifixion also suggested the continuing role of Jesus after his death, as one who was «fully vindicated» in order that he might «vindicate many».

The two premises are that it was common knowledge to both Jew and Christian where the body of Jesus had been buried, and that the resurrection of Jesus was being publicly proclaimed in Jerusalem within a few days after the crucifixion.

One of the disciples could say sadly after his crucifixion, «But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel» (Luke 24:21).

Here the three disciples were given a pre-view of the exaltation of Jesus which was to eventuate after his crucifixion.

Many scholars have consequently interpreted it as a resurrection narrative which has been read back into the earthly life of Jesus.34 Whether it stems from an actual experience of the disciples, or whether it is a symbolic account of the much more complex spiritual experience of the disciples after the crucifixion, it is very difficult to determine.

Thus one who denies a priori that there was objective ground for the resurrection faith of early Christianity denies in effect the whole Gospel portrait of Jesus, for the knowledge of the living Christ after the crucifixion is altogether continuous, of a piece, with the memory of the human Jesus.

Paul's effective knowledge of Jesus came to him only after Jesus» crucifixion, by way of the testimony of others.

It is easy to mark the point at which the Christian message came into being, and that is the moment at which certain of Jesus» followers claimed to have seen him alive again after his death by crucifixion.

And as for Roman texts, there are several texts that are secular that mention Jesus, but most of them were not written until after Jesus» crucifixion.

Dr. Robert W. Funk, New Testament scholar and organizer of the Jesus Seminar, points out that all four New Testament gospels were written forty years or more after Jesus» crucifixion, and though church tradition says that the disciples Matthew and John both wrote gospels, Bible scholars for more than a century have believed that none of the gospel writers actually knew Jesus during his lifetime.

However, after the sacrifice from the crucifixion, these original 613 laws were in a sense altered because of Christ's blood.

Also, the Lord's Prayer probably was not composed by Jesus at all, but was more likely the work of early Christians who wrote it after the crucifixion.

Applying the same logic... the 500 witnesses, the change in culture of the region in the time after the crucifixion, josephus, talmud...

Transition to this kind of gathering after long practice of the rank and file ordering of discipleship will entail continuation of the crucifixion of self that launched entrance to life in the Spirit.

Beneath layers of ancient marble, renovators at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem say they have found what may be the limestone bench where the body of Jesus was laid after his crucifixion.

Researchers in Jerusalem may soon be one step closer to understanding more about a stone slab that the body of Jesus may have been laid on after the crucifixion.

Christ was raised from the dead and seated at the right hand of God only after undergoing the pain of rejection, condemnation, and crucifixion.

The fact is, that we have no more evidence that John wrote the Gospel of John than we do that Peter wrote the Gospel of Peter, other than Irenaeus» declaration in 180 AD, in France, one hundred and fifty years after the crucifixion, that the four gospels we have today were written by the persons that he asserts, based upon evidence, that he never gives!

Jesus, saying that he would base his church on Peter's faith, knew that Peter would deny him and many of the apostles would flee in fear after the crucifixion.

More probably Jesus told the story of the landlord and the tenants, but the part about the son was added after the crucifixion.

Three days after His death by crucifixion, that tomb was found to be empty by a group of His women followers 3.

We will consider this hypothesis again below and examine whether it satisfies the criteria that we set out at the beginning, in particular the need to explain the turnabout of Jesus» disciples after the crucifixion and the content of their message.

In conclusion, then, while there may have been some early Christologies that interpreted the Easter experience as «exaltation» instead of «resurrection», this would not be a surprising response to «appearances» of Jesus after the crucifixion, and so does not address the nature or the probability of these appearances nor the question of whether the exaltation interpretation somehow evolved separately from the appearance traditions.

Since there was no universal expectation of an immediate resurrection, it would not be at all surprising if an experience of Jesus» presence after the crucifixion were interpreted in some cases as an «exaltation» instead.

Is the whole point of the resurrection to prove that Jesus was right after all, that the crucifixion was more than a murder after all?

The gospels were written at least 40 years after the time that the crucifixion is assumed to have taken place, as well as after the destruction of Jerusalem in the The Fiirst Jewish Revolt.

The resurrection is the presupposition of the cross, as Jürgen Moltmann has recently reminded us.3 Without the resurrection, Jesus» execution is no different from the crucifixion of countless Christian martyrs after him, or the stoning of the prophets before him.

The herbs are best known through the story of the Three Wise Men (Magi) delivering gold, frankincense, and myrrh for the baby Jesus; myrrh was also used to anoint Jesus» body after the crucifixion.

Update: After reading our original article on the Shroud of Turin and its carbon dating, a USA college student writing a thesis on the subject asked us a The Shroud of Turin, a linen cloth that tradition associates with the crucifixion and burial of Jesus, has undergone numerous scientific tests, the most