independent.co.uk — A pre-Christian Hebrew text shows that the idea of a messiah rising from the dead after three days was already in Jewish tradition before the birth of Jesus, a prominent biblical scholar will argue today.
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kenraydJul 8, 2008
The idea could have been derived from Hebrew Old Testament Scripture, Hosea 6:2 "After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight."Isaiah 53:10,11"Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities."Score another one for archeology's pile of evidence supporting a supernatural accuracy of the Bible.
gregsamsa222Jul 8, 2008
This doesn't support supernatural accuracy. This supports the narrative of the Jesus stories. Think of it as the "ur-Hamlet' of "Hamlet"--a rough draft before the final version.
dumbledoritoJul 8, 2008
"Good evening. Here is the news on Friday, the 27th of Geldof. Archeologists near Mount Sinai have discovered what is believed to be a missing page from the Bible. The page is currently being carbon-dated in Bonne. If genuine, it belongs at the beginning of the Bible and is believed to read, "To my darling Candy. All characters portrayed within this book are fictitous and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental." The page has been universally condemned by church leaders."- Newsreader from the Red Dwarf episode, "Better Than Life."
thegambitJul 8, 2008
Sounds reliable:"It came to light after it was bought from a Jordanian antiquities dealer by an Israeli-Swiss collector"The article closes with:"Not all scholars at today's conference are likely to be convinced, however. Professor Lawrence Schiffman, Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, said that a single detail of a "phenomenal" text was being used to create a "media experience".He said the text was being restored to "say something which it may or may not say" and that more comprehensive study was needed to relate it to "the very complex history of the development of religion in antiquity". He added that Jesus was the "victim of sensationalism all the time"."
lindsaytJul 9, 2008
Jewish people have always believed in a Messiah. When Jesus came, Jews were fractured based on those who believe Jesus was the Messiah and those that did not believe he was a Messiah. During Jesus's time, many people were claiming to be the Messiah...