Some scholars from the Jesus Seminar argue that the birth narratives of Luke and Matthew are a late development in gospel writing about Jesus.

Liberal scholar Robert W. Funk and the Jesus Seminar place the Egerton fragment in the 2nd century, perhaps as early as 125, which would make it as old as the oldest fragments of John.

The Jesus Seminar has argued that verses

The Scholar's Version of the gospel, developed by the Jesus Seminar, loosely translates the phrase as " The Logos was what God was ," offered as a better representation of the original meaning of the evangelist.

The Jesus Seminar rated this account as black, containing no historically accurate information.

The scholars of the Jesus Seminar identify the historical inferiority of John as foundational to their work.

For example, the Jesus Seminar translates this as " Judeans ", i. e. residents of Judea, in contrast to residents of Galilee.

The Jesus Seminar voted this parable to be authentic, with 60 % of fellows rating it " red " ( authentic ) and a further 29 % rating it " pink " ( probably authentic ).

Bernard Brandon Scott, a member of the Jesus Seminar, questions the authenticity of the parable's context, suggesting that " the parable originally circulated separately from the question about neighborliness " and that the " existence of the lawyer's question in and, in addition to the evidence of heavy Lukan editing " indicates the parable and its context were " very probably joined editorially by Luke.

" A number of other commentators share this opinion, with the consensus of the Jesus Seminar being that verses were added by Luke to " connect with the lawyer's question.

John Dominic Crossan, noted member of the Jesus Seminar

The Jesus Seminar is a group of about 150 critical scholars and laymen founded in 1985 by Robert Funk under the auspices of the Westar Institute.

The method and conclusions of the Jesus Seminar have come under harsh criticism by biblical scholars, historians and clergy for a variety of reasons.

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* The Gospel According to the Jesus Seminar from Religion ( London ), vol 25, October 1995, pp. 317 – 38

* The " Jesus Seminar :" Liberal Theologians Investigating the Life of Jesus

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( the LDS Church or, colloquially, the Mormon Church ) is a Christian primitivist church that considers itself to be a restoration of the church founded by Jesus Christ.

* This article only considers the mainstream Christian views, in contrast to, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Adventism, Early Christianity, Nontrinitarianism and others.

So does the Coptic Church, which, being part of Oriental Orthodoxy, is not in communion with the Eastern Orthodox Church and considers itself " the True Church of the Lord Jesus Christ ".

The Orthodox Church considers Jesus Christ to be the head of the Church and the Church to be His body.

This argument considers the farewell discourse not to be authentic, and postulates that it was constructed after the death of Jesus.

He considers bare repetition of the Jesus Prayer as a mere string of syllables, perhaps with a ' mystical ' inner meaning beyond the overt verbal meaning, to be worthless or even dangerous.

Andreas Köstenberger considers the James passage to be authentic and states that the James passage attests to the existence of Jesus as a historical person, and that his followers considered him the Messiah.

Geza Vermes also considers the " who was called Christ " reference in the James passage as the second reference to Jesus in the Antiquities and states that the first reference is likely to be the Testimonium.

Marx's biographer Francis Wheen considers the " history of the twentieth century " to be " Marx's legacy ", whilst philosopher Peter Singer believes that Marx's impact can be compared with that of Jesus Christ and Muhammad.

* Mary of Bethany, disciple of Jesus ; Roman Catholic tradition considers her the same person as Mary Magdalene

However, if one considers the story historically accurate, happening in Jesus ' life apart from the similar incidents recorded in the other gospels, the question of the authenticity of the parable receives a different answer ... John Nolland, following Wilckens ' ideas, writes: ' There can hardly be a prior form of the episode not containing the present parable, since this would leave the Pharisee's concerns of v 39 with no adequate response '.

Géza Vermes who considers the Resurrection one of the fundamental and intriguing concepts of the Christian faith has presented eight possible theories to explain the Resurrection of Jesus.

Lewis Hyde remarks in The Gift that Christianity considers the Incarnation and subsequent death of Jesus to be the greatest gift to humankind, and that the Jataka contains a tale of the Buddha in his incarnation as the Wise Hare giving the ultimate alms by offering himself up as a meal for Sakka.

While the dialogue of Jesus has some of the same talking points as the modern left, the right considers these subjects equally important but have different opinions as to the propriety of government involvement in such things as caring for the poor.

The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society and its precursor organization, Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society, considers the Great Apostasy to have properly begun before the death of the last Apostle, along with the warning signs and precursors starting shortly after Jesus ' ascension.

R. Joseph Hoffmann considers that there are " reasons for scholars to hold " the view that Jesus never existed, but considers Doherty " A ' disciple ' of Wells " who " has rehashed many of the former ’ s views in The Jesus Puzzle ( Age of Reason Publications, 2005 ) which is qualitatively and academically far inferior to anything so far written on the subject ".

I have consecrated myself entirely to Jesus, son of Mary, I have chosen Him for husband and He alone will take me for wife ”. The Church considers that in 1679, with her decision on the Feast of the Annunciation, her conversion was truly completed and she became the “ first virgin ” among the Mohawk.

Judaism considers Jesus to have been simply a man and not the Messiah.

John Dominic Crossan considers the passage important in establishing that Jesus existed and was crucified, and states: " That he was crucified is as sure as anything historical can ever be, since both Josephus and Tacitus ... agree with the Christian accounts on at least that basic fact.

The responsibility for scores of deaths, including the abduction and murder of Jesus Maria Galindez, a professor at Columbia University in New York, has been laid at his door.

Certainly, the meaning is clearer to one who is not familiar with Biblical teachings, in the New English Bible which reads: `` Then Jesus arrived at Jordan from Galilee, and he came to John to be baptized by him.

We do well to remind ourselves that from men and women of New England ancestry also issued the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Seventh Day Adventists, Christian Science, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, the American Home Missionary Society, the American Bible Society, and New England theology.

Schweitzer found many New Testament references to apparently show that 1st-century Christians believed literally in the imminent fulfillment of the promise of the World's ending, within the lifetime of Jesus's original followers, He noted that in the gospel of Mark, Jesus speaks of a " tribulation ", with his coming in the clouds with great power and glory " ( St Mark ), and states when it will happen: " This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled " ( St Matthew, 24: 34 ) ( or, " have taken place " ( Luke 21: 32 )): " All these things shall come upon this generation " ( Matthew 23: 36 ).

The publication of The Quest of the Historical Jesus, effectively put a stop for decades to work on the Historical Jesus as a sub-discipline of New Testament studies.

Schweitzer established his reputation further as a New Testament scholar with other theological studies including The Psychiatric Study of Jesus ( 1911 ); and his two studies of the apostle Paul, Paul and his Interpreters, and the more complete The Mysticism of Paul the Apostle ( 1930 ).

According to the Gospel of Matthew, at the death of Jesus tombs were opened, and at his resurrection many saints who had died emerged from their tombs and went into " the holy city ", presumably New Jerusalem.

The second resurrection is of the unrighteous, when Jesus brings the New Jerusalem down from heaven to relocate to Earth.

* Rubenstein, Richard E., When Jesus Became God: The Epic Fight over Christ ’ s Divinity in the Last Days of Rome ( New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999 ).

The New Testament reports that Jesus was baptized.

The New Testament identifies Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth.

In the Book of Matthew 24: 15, of the New Testament, Jesus gives attestation to Daniel, " When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place ( let the reader understand )".

As with most Old Testament interpretations found in the New Testament, Jesus ’ interpretation is primarily “ typological ” ( see Typology ( theology )).

At the intersection of Columbus Avenue and West 65th Street, Broadway passes by the Juilliard School and Lincoln Center, both well-known performing arts landmarks, as well as a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( the Mormon or LDS Church ), known as the Manhattan New York Temple.

The origin of the term " born again " is the New Testament: " Jesus replied, ' Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born again.

Christ () ( ancient Greek:, Christós, meaning ' anointed ') is a translation of the Hebrew מ ָ ש ִׁ יח ַ ( Māšîaḥ ), the Messiah, and is used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament.

The area of Christian theology called Christology is primarily concerned with the nature and person of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament.

The word Christ ( or similar spellings ) appears in English and most European language, owing to the Greek usage of Christós ( transcribed in Latin as Christus ) in the New Testament as a description for Jesus.

In the New Testament e. g. Matthew 1: 1, 1: 18 ; Mark 1: 1 ; John 1: 17 ; 17: 3 ; 9: 22 ; Mark 9: 40 ; Luke 2: 11 ; 22: 2, the word Christ is preceded by Jesus.

Episodes in the life of Jesus and statements about what he accomplished during his public ministry are found throughout the New Testament.

A key passage in the New Testament is where John 1: 17 specifically mentions that " grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

* Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament

Christianity ( from the and the Latin suffix-itas ) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings.