RevCowboy
Lutheran Pastor in small town Alberta
I don't know much about theology but have you looked into the Kabbalah and the interpretation of genesis within it? I don't know if it's all bruhaha but it's definately interesting.
I have studied most world religions some, but I am largely unfamiliar with Kabbalah. In fact, I think the only thing that I know is Madonna is or was a proponent.
But I suspect it may be bruhaha, but I would have to look into it.
Are there any historical records that coincide with some of the events noted in the bible?
While I don't know as much about the historical evidence of the Old Testment, I know its out there. I do know a bit more about the New Testament. The 4 Gospels themselves are rather interesting. The Gospel of Mark was written in 60-65 BCE (AD), Matthew 80-85, Luke 85-90, John 95-100. Mark, Matthew, Luke and John may not be the actual names of the authors, but I will use them for simplicity's sake.
Obviously Mark being the first did not know of the others and can be considered one source document. Now Matthew and Luke both used Mark as a source and another document which has never been found called "Q" (Quellen from German which I believe means source). The reason scholars suspect Q exists is that Matthew and Luke share material in common that is just too similar to have been by accident, like exact wording. So Q is considered another primary source, even though it technically has never been found. There is also material that is particular to Luke and Matthew respectively that is not Mark or Q.
So Matthew , Mark and Luke all share similar chronologies of the story of Jesus. Now John, is just kind of totally off the wall and seemed to have no connection to the other books or even know of their existence. So within the Bible itself there are 4 independent sources. Mark, Q, John, SpecialM/Special L
Outside of the Bible however, there are is the Roman historian Tacitus, the Jewish historian Josephus, and a few others that I am sure can be found in an online search.
Now while the person Jesus of Nazareth is likely to have existed (historical speaking), his divinity is a faith claim. Secular historians would say that at the people who saw him at least thought they were witnessing miracles. However, as we know from the video game Assassin's Creed, which I recently finished, Jesus used the "piece of Eden" to fool people into thinking his miracles were real.
I hope that gives some insight into your question!
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