Comments on: Paul Verhoeven and “Jesus Seminar” http://themediansib.com/2008/04/24/paul-verhoeven-and-jesus-seminar/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:58:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Strephon Kaplan-Williams http://themediansib.com/2008/04/24/paul-verhoeven-and-jesus-seminar/#comment-251620 Strephon Kaplan-Williams Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:30:28 +0000 http://themediansib.com/?p=1791#comment-251620 I don't know director Verhoeven and his motives personally, but if he is like me and some others, we want to know the real Jesus who actually lived and what he actually taught, but without the wallpaper that the Christians have put on Jesus' life and teachings. Veroeven has tried. I am a Jungian dreamwork psychologist. I have tried to understand the real Jesus teachings. I know the scholarship in the field. Like Veroeven, I want a more real truth about Jesus than the early Christians have given us. I am now writing my own Jesus novel at my hubpages to dramatize the research of historical Jesus scholars and the teachings that I have myself practiced. See still another view of a maybe new and more accurate Jesus. Mr Verhoeven, thank you for trying in your own serious and culture-creating way. http://hubpages.com/hub/Why-I-Am-Writing-About-The-Jesus-Manuscript I don’t know director Verhoeven and his motives personally, but if he is like me and some others, we want to know the real Jesus who actually lived and what he actually taught, but without the wallpaper that the Christians have put on Jesus’ life and teachings.

Veroeven has tried. I am a Jungian dreamwork psychologist. I have tried to understand the real Jesus teachings. I know the scholarship in the field. Like Veroeven, I want a more real truth about Jesus than the early Christians have given us.

I am now writing my own Jesus novel at my hubpages to dramatize the research of historical Jesus scholars and the teachings that I have myself practiced. See still another view of a maybe new and more accurate Jesus.

Mr Verhoeven, thank you for trying in your own serious and culture-creating way.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Why-I-Am-Writing-About-The-Jesus-Manuscript

]]> By: Debi Lewis http://themediansib.com/2008/04/24/paul-verhoeven-and-jesus-seminar/#comment-69022 Debi Lewis Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:48:02 +0000 http://themediansib.com/?p=1791#comment-69022 The "Jesus Seminar" is a group of anti-Christian "scholars" who have spent their lives trying to discredit the Bible. Most of their claims are "pretty out there." They've sat in their meetings and discussed which sayings of Jesus they personally think he might actually have said. All based on their own personal opinions and preferences. With little or no scholarly support. A classic example of men trying to make God in their own image. The founder says, "there was little evidence for the view that Jesus was illegitimate." There is actually little evidence for ANY of the opinions expressed by the members of the "Jesus Seminar." You are right that this is all about getting attention and money. These yahoos get media attention while real Bible scholars are ignored. Debi The “Jesus Seminar” is a group of anti-Christian “scholars” who have spent their lives trying to discredit the Bible. Most of their claims are “pretty out there.” They’ve sat in their meetings and discussed which sayings of Jesus they personally think he might actually have said. All based on their own personal opinions and preferences. With little or no scholarly support. A classic example of men trying to make God in their own image.

The founder says, “there was little evidence for the view that Jesus was illegitimate.” There is actually little evidence for ANY of the opinions expressed by the members of the “Jesus Seminar.”

You are right that this is all about getting attention and money. These yahoos get media attention while real Bible scholars are ignored.

Debi

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