tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post3474286595964951120..comments2023-11-02T01:20:32.436-07:00Comments on The Forbidden Gospels: The Jesus Seminar Jesus is bankrupt: Post 3April DeConickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616757055618151612noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-34272134643783415132009-02-04T08:52:00.000-08:002009-02-04T08:52:00.000-08:00The really shocking thing about historical Jesus s...The really shocking thing about historical Jesus scholarship is that it continues to tell lies about ancient Jewish culture. You may think this is a harsh thing to say. I say the harshness belongs to scholars who tell these lies. It is a callous and cruel thing to do. I am just the messenger reporting it.<BR/><BR/>Scholars have created a fictional Judaism to act as a foil for Jesus. The really shocking Jesus for scholars would be one who is in harmony with his ancient Pharisaic/rabbinic culture and expresses its ideas in his own words. Nobody wants that Jesus, so they invent false historical methods to keep him erased. Not one parable or saying he utters is dissimilar to Pharisaic culture. The idea of dissimilarity is fiction.<BR/><BR/>The first rule for studying any historical figure is to know something about his or her historical context, their culture. Scholars do not do that with Jesus. They are obsessed with rituals, Temple, and purity concerns, and then they project their obsessions onto ancient Jews. Gone are the Pharisees' accomplishments in fighting for constitutional government, due process, justice, peace, open debate with God. This is the historical, Jewish Jesus' true context. Scholars are obsessed with erasing it. No one really wants to know the historical, Jewish Jesus. They just want the power to make sure that he will never be seen. It is about power and prejudice, not valid historical research.<BR/><BR/>Has it cccurred to anyone that, one day in the distant future, a geunine historical study of Jesus may arise and all of today's scholarship will live in ignominy? When will Christian scholars give up their misrepresentations of ancient Judaism and approaching it with anything but love?<BR/><BR/>Leon ZitzerLeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309421171161805736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-15456398128557181312009-02-03T14:46:00.000-08:002009-02-03T14:46:00.000-08:00I like that idea. Will do. AprilI like that idea. Will do. AprilApril DeConickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616757055618151612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-5304077366123700302009-02-03T12:18:00.000-08:002009-02-03T12:18:00.000-08:00you're just so right on this. i hope when you hav...you're just so right on this. i hope when you have completed the series you'll post a 'roundup' with links to each of the parts.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698562143972216357noreply@blogger.com