Jesus: The Atheistic Birth Of The Jesus Ministry

provides us redemption from sin. After the Exodus, God created himself a people as He and the

In the book Simply Jesus, N.T. Wright makes three different claims throughout. N.T. Wright's first claim is about the “perfect storm”. The “perfect storm” takes up a large section of the first few chapters, and in those chapters N.T. Wright writes about that to enter the “perfect storm” you must step out of your own storm that is happening in your life, you must jump back into the “perfect storm” just as Jesus did in his own life. N.T. Wright fails to fully support the idea of the “perfect storm” throughout the book. Wright writes about the two myths that create the “storms”, the first is “… the high-pressure system of conservative Christianity” and the second is “... the new classic modernist myth…”. N.T. Wright loses his credibility to his claims by never giving evidence that disproves they myths. N.T. Wright states that the stories in the bible “...’really did happen’. And there the matter ends…. Facts or no facts”. N.T. Wrights claims are never fully

for hundreds of millions of Christians around the world the jesus of history and the Jesus Christ of faith are the same person there is no difference between the two but there is actually appears to be a massive distance between the Christ of faith and history but I understand that most people can see that the real Christ is this modern day depiction of the emperor Constantine

In this paper, the writer will explain the following questions about the American's belief about Jesus. The first question is Why do you think Americans' dedication to Jesus is, in most cases, "a mile wide and an inch deep?" What is the root of the problem? How do walking with Christ and engaging in the community help people's faith become "a mile deep?"

The way in which both Matthew and Luke treat Mary in their birth narratives affects our understanding of the historicity of these accounts. It could be argued that both of the birth narratives present the male ideology of that time. This is clear when in Luke, Mary is first introduced as “a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David” This description reveals the two most important features of a woman of her time: her virginity and, the man who she belonged to. This male ideology is also presented through Matthew’s writing as he also associates the female population with the aspect of birth and nurture. However, despite both of

Jesus Christ is worshiped around the world as being the savior of all mankind. His birth was a miracle because he was born from a virgin. Taken from the Holy Bible, in Matthew 1:18-25, it states

The people were foretold of Jesus’s coming, but they were not expecting him to come as a common person. They were expecting him to come in riches and glory, but he came down in the humblest way. Our whole existence was based on a young teenage girl named Mary. She was foretold by an angel of her being pregnant with the holy son. If it was up to our generation to give birth to a being that would save the whole world, they might dismiss the idea and try to abort the child. Our generation would be in shambles. According to Yancey, “The virgin Mary, though, whose parenthood was unplanned, had a different response. She heard the angel out, pondered the repercussions, and replied, “I am the Lord’s servant. May it be to me as you have said” (Yancey, 32). Mary was ready for the spirit of the Holy Ghost to impregnate her with the holy child. Even though she was a teenager, she did not question the what the angel had told her. Mary was engaged to be married to Joseph and instead of Joseph making a big scene about he baby (Jesus) not being his, he hid her away from the shame that his soon to be wife would endure.

Jesus was born a son of human flesh to a mortal man and woman.This was the birth of

Pauline Christianity spread and ultimately became a center of power and influence within the late Western Roman Empire because it turned Christianity into a universal religion that had good values, a human leader, and was easily accessible to any ethnic group in the Empire. Christianity is believed to have been started by Joshua of Nazareth also known as Jesus Christ. As Jesus began to gain followers, he started to draw attention from Roman Authorities. When Pontius a new Roman governor learned of Jesus and his message, he decided that he was a political criminal and had him crucified. This attempt to stop the spread of Christianity was a failure, and the stories of Jesus’s death spread.

To buttress this, Matthew confirmed that the virgin was found to be with a child through the Holy Spirit (Matt. 1:18). In fact there are several incidences that took place which cannot make the virgin birth of Jesus untrue. Isaiah prophesized long time ago about this birth, Joseph planned to secretly end the relationship with Mary but the Angel spoke to him not to, Herod tried to kill baby Jesus because of how great He was going to be but he could not, some wise men (shepherds) were told about this child, Simon was told not to taste death until he sees this child and all this came to pass.

Jesus was born from a virgin Marry. Jennifer Bird elucidates the reasons why Jesus had to be born from a virgin, “according to the sacrificial system of the Jews, was if Jesus was pure and blameless and sinless” The culture at that time was very strict into women guarding their virginity, in other words for the female it was their pride to be virgin. To families as well it was an honor to keep a girl to the point of being married and still be virgin. The reaction of Jacob’s sons to the rape of their sister Dinah could explain the importance, Genesis 34.14 they replied, “...that would be a disgrace for us.” And in our cultures in Africa, virginity of a girl is valued. To parents it is an honor that can let them ask for

This child was one example of a person’s experience with God. The birth of Jesus was the next example of God showing his love for us. It is easy to see why some people would have a hard time believing in the supernatural because God does not always reveal the same thing to everyone which can create an atmosphere of doubt. The Gospel of Luke goes on to speak about the birth of Jesus. As previously stated, the writer made sure to chronicle the reassurance to not be afraid when he was speaking to someone. The Angel stated “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” (Luke 1:24) This statement makes one wonder why God favored some people more than others. One might ask the question of why he Chose Mary and not another woman to bring forth Christ. The writer again showed God’s care for us when angel appeared to the shepherd’s and stated, “Do not be afraid, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.” (Luke

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 This was Isaiah’s response to King Ahaz, who refused to ask the Lord for a sign, but this was also a prophecy of how the Savior would come. God gave King Ahaz as well as the world a sign of hope which a virgin will conceive. “God with us,” is the meaning of Immanuel which the son shall be named. This gives hope that God will always be with us even through His son. This prophecy of Jesus’ being born of a virgin was fulfilled in the New Testament in the book of Matthew 1:20-23 which states, “But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be

Lohfink, Gerhard. Jesus and Community: The Social Dimension of Christian Faith. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984. Kindle.

An angel appeared before a woman named Mary and stated to her that she would give birth to a son. She would name her son Jesus. Mary being a virgin gave birth to a child, conceived by God through his Spirit. Jesus being conceived in a supernatural manner became man and God in one creation. God became incarnate in this child who became known by the name of Jesus (Mathew 1:18-25) . Jesus was a Palestinian Jew, born in a town south of Jerusalem, raised in Nazareth in a small village in Galilee. Jesus was not any ordinary child. Jesus was the son of the living God. Not only was He the son of Mary, He was foremost the Son of God. He was incarnated sent to us for the redemption of all mankind. So how do we handle the incarnation of God?