Question.3485 - 1. You are speaking with a new friend in the neighborhood. The conversation takes a turn towards religion, and you begin to share your faith and background with your friend. This friend smirks, then states that he doubts that Jesus ever lived. How would you respond to him? 2. In an essay, answer the following question: Why is it important for the Christian to believe in the historicity of Jesus Christ? Or in other words, why is historicity important? The key word in this question is “why.” Be sure to answer accordingly.
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Question xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx About xxxxxx ExistenceWhen xxxxxxxxxx with x statement xxxx Jesus xxxxx lived xx existed xx is xxxxxxx to xxxx an xxxxxxxxxxx response xxxx in xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx evidence xxx history xx Jesus xx hugely xxxxxxxxx by xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx both xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx and xxxxx is x strong xxxxxx that xxxxx of xxxxxxxx was xx actual xxxxxx who xxx alive xxxxxx the xxxxx century xxx doubt xxxxx whether xxxxx was xxxxx or xxx is xxxxxx built xx the xxxxxx of xxxxxxxx thinkers xxx doubters xxx lack xxxxxxxxxxx with xxxxxxxxxx evidence xxxxxx than xxx other xxxxxxxxxxx argument xxxxx historians xxxxx depend xx both xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxx sources xx see xx the xxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxx figures xxxxxxx and xx the xxxx of xxxxx it xx no xxxxxxxxx Non-Christian xxxxxxx such xx the xxxxx historian xxxxxxx who xxxxx in xxx early xxxxxx century xxxxxxxxx that xxxxx rsquo xxxxxxxxxxx was xxxxx Pontius xxxxxx Tacitus xx his xxxx Annals xxxxxxxx Christ xx the xxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxx that xx was xxx to xxxxx during xxx rule xx Emperor xxxxxxxx by xxx Roman xxxxxx Pontius xxxxxx Tacitus xxxx reference xx crucial xxxxxxx it xxxxx both xxx Christian xxxxxxxxx from x lone xxxxxx providing xxxxxxxxxxx to xxx history xx Jesus xxxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxx historian xxxxxxx Josephus xxxxxxxx two xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxx in xxx book xxxxxxxxxxx of xxx Jews xxx most xxxxxxxxxx passage xxxxx is xxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx Flavianum xxxxxxxx Jesus xx a xxxx man xxx an xxxxxx believer xx exceptional xxxxx and xxxxxx his xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxx to xxx cross xxxxx Pilate xxxxxxxx While xxxx scholars xxxxxxx that xxxx passage xxxxx have xxxx slightly xxxxxxx by xxxxxxxxx copyists xxx majority xxxxx that xxxxxxxx did xxxxx about xxxxx and xxx main xxxxxxx is xxxx as xxxxxxxx The xxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxx are xxxxxxxx because xxxx come xxxx Jewish xxxxxxxxxx and xxx not xxxxxxxx in xxxxxxxxx Christianity xxxxxxx reinstating xxx idea xxxx Jesus xxx a xxxxxxxxxx figureIn xxxxxxxx to xxxxx non-Christian xxxxxxx the xxxxxxx itself xxxxxx holy xxxxx as xxxxxxxxxx documents xxx Gospels xxxx written xxxxxx a xxx decades xx Jesus xxxxx life xxxx the xxxxxxxx being xxx Gospel xx Mark xxxxx is xxxxxxxx to xxxx been xxxxxxx around xx The xxxxx provide x comprehensive xxxxxxx of xxxxx rsquo xxxx teachings xxx death xxx their xxxxx dating xx important xxxxxxx it xxxxx the xxxxxx in xxx lifetime xx Jesus xxxxx contemporaries xxxxx the xxxxxxx are xxx unbiased xxxxxxxxxx records xxxx still xxxxxxx valuable xxxxxxxx into xxx life xx Jesus xxx mirror xxx beliefs xxx memories xx the xxxxx Christian xxxxxxxxx Furthermore xxx letters xx the xxxxxxx Paul xxxxx were xxxxxxx much xxxxxxx than xxx Gospels xxxxx additional xxxxxxxx for xxx historicity xx Jesus xxxx lsquo x letters xxxxxxxxxxxx Corinthians xxxxxxxxx Jesus xxxxx crucifixion xxx resurrection xxx are xxxxx to xxxxxx years xxxxx Jesus xxxxx death xxxxx letters xxx important xxxxxxx they xxxxxx an xxxxx belief xx the xxxxxxxxxx Jesus xxx the xxxxx vents xx his xxxx Wright xxxx also xxxxx interactions xxxx individuals xxx were xxxxx to xxxxx such xx Peter xxx James xxxxxxx grounding xxx writings xx a xxxxxxxxxx context xxxxxxxxxxxx archaeological xxxxxxxx does xxxx a xxxxxxxx to xxx existence xx first-century xxxxxxxx the xxxx where xxxxx grew xx which xxxxxxx earlier xxxxxx that xxxxxxxx did xxx exist xxxxxx Jesus xxxxx lifetime xxxxxxx archaeological xxxxxxxx have xxxxxxxxxx homes xxxxx and xxxxx artifacts xx Nazareth xxxx date xxxx to xxx first xxxxxxx providing xxxxxxx context xxx the xxxxxxxxxx settings xx Jesus xxxxx life xxxx This xxxxxxxxx is xxxxxxxxxxx because xx provides xxxxxxx evidence xx the xxxxx Jesus xxxxx in xxxxxx another xxxx to xxx credibility xx the xxxxxx accounts xxxx a xxxxxxxxxx perspective xxx existence xx Jesus xx as xxxxxxxxxxxxx as xxxx figures xxxx old xxxxxxxxx Socrates xxxxxxxxx the xxxxx and xxxxxx Caesar xxx fact xxxx varied xxxxxxx from xxxxxxxxx backgrounds xxxx as xxxxx Jewish xxx Christian xxxxx to xxxxx adds xxxxxx to xxx argument xxxx he xxx a xxxx person xxx overall xxxxxxxxx among xxxxxxxxxx no xxxxxx the xxxxxxxxx belief xx that xxxxx existed xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx about xxx exact xxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxx exist xxx his xxxxxxxxx as x historical xxxxxx is xxxxxx questioned xx serious xxxxxxxx Evans xxx Christians xxx historicity xx Jesus xx foundational xxxxxxx the xxxx principles xx faith xxxx as xxx incarnation xxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxx are xxxxxxxx in xxxxxxxxxx events xx Jesus xx not xxxxx the xxxxxx foundation xx Christianity xxxxx fall xxxx Christianity xx not xxxx a xxxxxxxxxxxxx or xxxxx system xxx a xxxxx that xxxxxx God xxxxxxx human xxxxxxx through xxxxx As xxxx debating xxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx is xxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx doctrine xx conclusion xxxx obstructed xxxx cynicism xxxxx Jesus xxxxx existence x well-informed xxxxxxxxx can xxxxxxx by xxxxxxxxxx strong xxxxxxxxxx evidence xxxx both xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxx sources xxx fact xxxx various xxxxxxxxxxx sources xxxx old xxxxxxxxx Jesus xxxxx it xxxxxx doubtful xxxx he xxx a xxxxxxxx figure xxxxxxxxxxxxxx evidence xxxxx with xxxxxxxxxx writings xxxxxxx delineates xxx existence xxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx rsquo xxxxxxxxxxx goes xxxxxx academic xxxxxx as xx is xxxxxxx to xxx Christian xxxxx itself xxxx Question xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx in xxx Historicity xx Jesus xxxxxxxxx main xxxxx which xx on xxx history xx Jesus xxxxxx is xxx basis xx Christian xxxxx For xxxxxxxxxx Jesus xx not xxxx a xxxxxx but x person xxx went xxxxxxx trial xxx crucifixion xxxx to xx reborn xxxxx The xxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx describes xxxxxxx Christian xxxxxxxxx Including xxxxxxx repentance xxx coming xxxx again xxxxxx it xxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx to xx Without xxxx premise xxx whole xxxxxxxxx of xxxx Christian xxxxxxx is xxxx One xx the xxxxx reasons xxx historicity xx Jesus xx important xx that xx holds xxx Christian xxxxxx in xxxx and xxxxxxx events xxxxxxxxxxxx is x one-of-a-kind xxxxxxxx that xxxxxx its xxxxx existence xxxxxx Jesus xxx was xxxx divine xxx human xxx to xxx and xx lived xx a xxxxxxxx time xxx place xxx doctrine xx the xxxxxxxxxxx of xxx becoming xxxxx in xxx person xx Jesus xxxxx is xxxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxxxxx how xxxxxxxxxx perceive xxxxx relationship xxxx God xxxxxxxxx Jesus xxx not xxxx a xxxx the xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxx would xxx suffice xxx the xxxxxxxxx claims xxxx is xxxxx entered xxxx human xxxxxxx to xxxx humanity xxxxx be xxxx Wright xxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxx in xxxxx rsquo xxxxxxxxxxx is xxxxxxx for xxx doctrine xx the xxxxxxxxx which xxxxx that xxxxx rsquo xxxxx on xxx cross xxxxxx as x sacrifice xxx the xxxx of xxxxxxxx For xxxx doctrine xx be xxxxxxxxxx it xxxxxxxx that xxxxx rsquo xxxxx was x real xxxxxxxxxx event xxx faith xxxx Jesus xxxxx death xxx not xxxx a xxxxxx but xx actual xxxxx that xxx whole xxxxxxxx saw xxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxxxx between xxx and xxxxxxx Habermas xx al xx Jesus xxx not xxxxx or xxx die xx the xxxxx the xxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxx is xxx a xxxxxx argument xxx the xxxxx foundation xxxxx crumble xxx historicity xx Jesus xx also xxxxxxxx for xxx doctrine xx the xxxxxxxxxxxx which xx the xxxx event xx the xxxxxxxxx faith xxx resurrection xx not xxxxxxxxx in xxx New xxxxxxxxx as x symbol xx a xxxxxxxx event xxx as x physical xxxxxxxxxx one xxxx Corinthians xxxxxxxx that xx Christ xxx not xxxx from xxx dead xxxx the xxxxxxxxx faith xx dead xxx believers xxx still xx their xxxx Corinthians xxx The xxxxxxxxxxxx is xxx ultimate xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx rsquo xxxxxx to xxxxxxxx and xxx basis xxx Christian xxxxx would xx suffixed xx a xxxxx premise xxx the xxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxx would xx lost xxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxx in xxxxx rsquo xxxxx history xxxxxx Christians xx debate xxxx skeptics xxx say xxxx Christianity xx a xxxxxx Looking xxxx at xxx earliest xxx Testament xxxxxxxx even xxxxxxxx in xxx Gospel xxx Paul xxxxx s xxxxxxx is xxxxxxxx that xxxxxxxxxxxx was xxx a xxxxxx but x way xx life xxxx suggests xxxx those xxx lacked xxxxxxxxx of xxx Christian xxxxxxxx could xx held xx argument xxxx the xxxxxxxx who xxxxx verify xxxxxx hand xxx presence xx creeds xxxx as xxx one xxxxx in xxxxxxxxxxx - xxxxx dates xx within x few xxxxx of xxxxx rsquo xxxxx further xxxxxxxx the xxxxx that xxxxxxxxx in xxxxx rsquo xxxxxxxxxxxx was xxx later xxxxxxxxxxx but xxx held xx the xxxxxxxx Christians xxxxxxxx In xxxxxxxx to xxx holy xxxxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx has xxxxxxxxx importance xxx Christian xxxxxxxxxxx In x world xxxx doubts xxxxx having xxx space xx point xxx the xxxxxxx of xxxxx rsquo x existence xxxx allow xxxxxxxxxx to xxxxxx their xxxxx introspectively xx a xxxxxxxx way xxx fact xxxx Jesus xxx exist xxxxx is xxxxxx taken xxxx consideration xx those xxx doubt xx establishes x ground xxx saying xxxx Christianity xx not xxxx a xxxx but xxxx This xxxxxxxxxx grounding xxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxxxx of xxx Christian xxxxx making xx portable xx those xxx might xx doubters xx true xxxx or xxxxxxxxxxxxx arguments xxxxxx the xxxxxx in xxxxx rsquo xxxxxxx attests xx the xxxxxxxxx faith xxxx God xx not xxxx from xx and xxx in xxxx world xx part xx the xxxxx world xxxx death xxx being xxxxxxx back xxxxx are xxxx as xxx selfless xxxx of xxx and xxx duty xx society xxx Christians xxxxx rsquo xxxxxxx and xxxxxxx are xxx part xx education xxx debate xxx shape xxx they xxxxxxxxx God xxx how xxxx can xx in xxxxx with xxx through xxxxxx In xxxxxxxxxx the xxxxxx in xxx historicity xx Jesus xxxxxx is xxxxxxx for xxx continuity xx Christian xxxxxx It xxxxxxxx a xxxxx for xxx doctrines xxxx as xxx incarnation xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxx and xx shapes xxx intellectual xxxxxxxx of xxx Christian xxxxx Without xxx belief xxxx Jesus xxx a xxxx historical xxxxxx the xxxxxx framework xx Christianity xxxxx be xxxxxx into xxxxxxxx nbsp xxxx nbsp xxxx nbsp xxxx ReferencesEvans x A xxxxx and xxx Manuscripts xxxx We xxx Learn xxxx the xxxxxx Texts xxxxxxxxxxx Publishers xxxxxxxx G x The xxxxxxxxxx Jesus xxxxxxx Evidence xxx the xxxx of xxxxxx College xxxxx Habermas x R xxx Licona x R xxx Case xxx the xxxxxxxxxxxx of xxxxx Kregel xxxxxxxxxxxx Josephus x The xxxxxxxxxxx of xxx Jews xxxxxx amp xxxxxxxx Reed x L xxxxxxxxxxx and xxx Galilean xxxxx A xxxxxxxxxxxxxx of xxx Evidence x amp x Clark xxxxxxx The xxxxxx The xxxxxx of xxxxxxxx Claudius xxx Nero xxxxxxx Classics xxxxxx N x The xxxxxxxxxxxx of xxx Son xx God xxxxxxxx Press xxxx nbsp xxxxMore Articles From Philosophy
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