Easter, and the Man Behind It
In Search of the Real Historical Jesus
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[Nyerges is an educator, and author of such books as “Extreme Simplicity,” “Enter the Forest,” and “Self-Sufficient Home.” You can learn more about his classes and activities at www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com.]
Jesus! What a man he was! He is a man who is known and worshipped by at least a third of all humanity, and around whom our system of reckoning time revolves. Amazing! Perhaps the most amazing thing about Jesus is that there is still so much debate about who he was, what he did, how he lived, and what he believed. Hundreds of differing sects are stark testament to the fact that though Jesus might have had “one message,” that message has been widely interpreted over the centuries.
Let’s work through some of the most basic facts. As an historical person, he can be placed in a specific time and location. All historians concede that they do not know the birthday of Jesus, but it is widely acknowledged that the birth date is not December 25. Most scholars suggest that Jesus was born in either April or September, in 4 B.C. or 6 B.C. of our current reckoning.
“Jesus” was not his name! Really? Then why do we call him that? “Jesus” is the English rendering of Yeshua. Did he have a full name? Yes, of course, and it was not “Jesus Christ,” either, which is a title, meaning Jesus the Christ, or Jesus the Annointed. Historians say that the actual name was Yeshua ben Josephus, that is, Jesus son of Joseph. Another version says it is Yeshua ben Pandirah, Jesus son of the Panther. In Indian literature, he is referred to as Yuz Asaf, and when mentioned in the Koran, he is Isa (or Issa). Diletante “historians” have suggested that “Jesus” didn’t actually exist because they were unable to find “Jesus Christ” in other contemporary historical records.
WAS JESUS BLACK?
Ethnically, culturally, and religiously, he was Jewish, by and large. But occasionally, a writer will suggest that Jesus was actually black, with such evidence as the preponderance of the “Black Madonnas” found throughout Europe. The only Biblical evidence on this are the two lineages of Jesus provided, which uncharacteristically include women. Look them up yourself.
Though politely referred to as “rabbi,” his ideas about life, family, death, and relationships did not always mesh well with the religious elite, who viewed Jesus as innocent, but nevertheless a trouble-maker to the establishment.
THE EARLY YEARS
It is worth noting that the Persian Kings (the so-called 3 kings) who sought out the infant Jesus were engaged in very much the same search that the Tibetan priests employed when seeking the embodiment of the next Dali Lama. The Bible speak of the young Jesus talking to the Rabbis in the Temple, sharing his youthful wisdom with the elders to the surprise of his parents. Then there is no Biblical record of what he did as a teenager, and during his 20s. We don’t hear from his again in the Bible until his appearance on the scene at about age 30, where he turned water into wine at a wedding feasts, and is depicted as a healer, prophet, and fisher of men.
His religious observations would have been the regular observations for Jews of the day, and almost entirely different from the observations of most Christian sects today. (The reasons for this are well-known and found in any encyclopedia on the history of the Church.)
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Source: http://christophernyerges.blogspot.com/2019/04/easter-and-man-behind-it.html
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