Janus Project

  Is Christ a Historical Figure? “Of course Jesus existed.   Everyone knows he existed.   Don’t they?” Bart Ehrman. Did Jesus Exist? [1] The issue of the historicity of Christ has been “hotly debated” in recent years, starting from about the mid-1800s.   This short study will attempt to lay the issue to rest, delving into the historicity of Christ, the historicity of the Biblical sources that discuss Christ, and the lack of historical basis for the “copy-cat” hypothesis. [2] 42 sources within 150 years of Christ’s death talking about his life. (far more than Mohammad or even the Caesar that reigned during his time… 9 non-Christian sources talking about him in the same time frame, 10 if you count Luke.) Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Flavius Josephus, Clement, Ignatius, etc. Many secularists admit He existed [3] Zeitgeist the movie, which pushes the Christ Myth Theory… tries to talk way these points by saying “Four...

  What is the Trinity? [1] [2] [3] “Now this is the catholic [4] faith: That we worship one God in trinity and trinity in unity, neither blending their persons nor dividing their essence.   For the person of the Father is a distinct person, the person of the Son is another, and that of the Holy Spirit is still another.   But the divinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is one, their glory equal, their majesty coeternal.” [5] Athanasian Creed ·        Defining the Trinity: God exists as one being in three persons, each coequal and coeternal, differing in purpose, yet equal in essence and divinity. [6] Summary :   In short, Christian theism (aka… the Bible properly and consistently interpreted) teaches that God (Jehovah) is one in essence – that means there aren’t any other “Jehovah’s” floating around out there.   This is the name for Him, as He is, God.   Now, this is where the confusing part comes in – God, who i...