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DID JESUS EXIST?

Did Jesus Exist?

“This is all well and good, but if the Bible IS the word of God, then why don’t we have evidence that Jesus existed?”

First I must point out that, despite the fact that most scientists and historians have atheistic leanings, and despite the fact that atheists would in general love to discredit the existence of Jesus at all, the wide majority concede that He did in fact exist. Please research it for yourself. You’ll find that they believe He was only a normal man of course, but they believe that an actual person named Jesus lived in Judea around the time the Bible claims. That by itself says a great deal, since if they could prove He never existed they would gladly do so.

But let’s not take anyone’s opinion at face value; how can we KNOW Jesus existed? It’s a fair question. First let’s ask, what you would accept as evidence? How do you know that anyone existed that you never met personally? Say, Julius Caesar – did he exist? Or Aristotle, or Buddha or Mohammad – you were not there, you cannot possibly find an eyewitness still living that you could ask. You would have to rely on history. Preferably contemporary eyewitnesses.

But history can be a vague subject – some people are mentioned in passing in histories, others write their own books. But as often as not those books were changed by copyists, sometimes accidentally, sometimes intentionally to twist the viewpoint to the copyists idea. So how can you KNOW that a person existed?

We only have two real options; archaeological evidence, and contemporary historians. Archaeology is difficult in this area because people seldom had stones inscribed in their honor unless they were governors, kings, or extremely wealthy; so the odds of finding actual archaeological evidence of Jesus would be slim in any case, particularly since if the Bible is true, Jesus left no body behind for us to unearth. The best we can do is confirm the existence of people in the Biblical record.

Archaeology has done wonders in that area, with solid proof of towns mentioned in the Bible once thought by skeptics to be mythical, artifacts left by Pontius Pilate, Herod, Caiaphas, and many other figures and facts have been confirmed. There are references to the apostle Paul throughout all of Asia Minor. And recently a bone-box (called an ossuary) of of Jesus’ brother has been unearthed; despite a massive effort on the part of a few people to prove in court that it is a fake, every evidence still points to it being genuine.

This bone box is dated to A.D. 63. It bears the inscription “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus”. The James ossuary was on display at the Royal Ontario Museum from November 15, 2002 to January 5, 2003.

The significant part for our case is that it mentions “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus”; while Jesus was a common name, it was NOT common for someone to mention “brother of…” on their tombstone. In the absence of last names, ancient cultures usually distinguished between people with the same first names on the basis of their father’s name; as is done here, “James, son of Joseph”. The ONLY reason to mention a brother would be if the brother was well known – perhaps even more well known than the father. The odds of having more than one person from that area named James, with a father named Joseph and a brother named Jesus – a famous brother at that – are very slim

This provides a strong evidence of the existence of Jesus. As I said, considering the nature of Jesus as a non-militant leader, disrespected and killed by the people with power in the community, there is very little chance of any direct evidence being found, whether He existed or not; for this, we must rely primarily on history.

But historians, no matter how well intentioned, are always biased. An American history of WWII would be quite different than a German or Japanese version. An American history of WWII written today would be quite different from one written in 1948, because the viewpoint changes with perspective and what is more “popular” to believe at the time. This has been a flaw with history from the very beginning.

All that said, there are two good ways to be sure any historical figure actually existed; lots of eyewitness accounts, saved in as many different copies in as many different places as possible; and accounts by historians who are antagonistic towards the viewpoint. For instance, so what if I say I didn’t commit a crime; of course I could be lying. If my best friend says I didn’t do it, that is a little better, but still – he likes me, and so he might lie too. But if someone who HATES me, someone who would LOVE to see me go to jail, says I’m innocent – well, that’s a strong point in my favor. If HE admits I didn’t do it, with no motive at all, then I probably didn’t do it.

So when a “Christian” says that Jesus existed, well duh! Of course they’d say that! It’s their own viewpoint and to their best interests to say it, true or not! But if a Roman, or a non-believing Jew, or anyone else opposed to Christianity admits that Jesus existed and confirms other events spoken of in the Bible, you would KNOW that Jesus really did exist!

We have plenty of positive witnesses; those who claim Jesus never existed on the grounds that “there are no contemporary accounts” seem to ignore the fact that the Bible wasn’t written by a single person. Luke was there for the events in his gospel and the book of Acts. Matthew, Mark and John all write first-hand accounts of events that happened only twenty to sixty years before that they personally saw. These events were fresh in everyone’s memory. Paul was violently opposed to Christianity before converting and writing most of the new Testament. James, Jude, Peter, all were eyewitnesses and wrote their own separate books. Many times hundreds of other witnesses, still living, are mentioned, for instance in:

1 Corinthians 15:6 After that, he [the resurrected Jesus] was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep [dead].

So let’s be clear; there ARE witnesses to the events in the life of Jesus. But these witnesses were all grouped together in the end of the first century, probably by the apostle John, into one collection we call the New Testament; but saying these are all irrelevant is deceptive and prejudicial. No serious modern historian believes the New Testament was written by the same author, or spuriously compiled by a lunatic in the 5^th century. These were separate books, and must be treated as separate accounts, and separate witnesses.

But these witnesses all agree with the principles of Jesus, and so cannot be trusted implicitly, since they had a vested interest in what they record. So let’s find antagonistic witnesses. Josephus was a soldier who lived from 37 A.D., to about 100 A.D. He was not a Christian and was not really interested in Christianity. His principle writings were concerned with a history of the Jews from the earliest times up until his own day, and he only briefly touched upon events in the within the time frame of the life of Jesus.

Still, his writings corroborate the existence of many figures mentioned in the Bible such as Annas and Caiaphas the High Priests; Pontius Pilate, governor of Judea, Herod the Great, King Agrippa, as well as confirming the existence of religious sects such as the Sadducees who are mentioned in the Bible. He even speaks of John the Baptist who figured prominently in the Gospels (see Jewish Antiquities book 18, chapter 5, 2). But he has two references which touch on Jesus;

Jewish Antiquities 20.9.1 …so he [Ananus, the high priest "Annas" of the Bible"] assembled a council of judges, and brought before it the brother of Jesus the so-called Christ, whose name was James, together with some others, and having accused them as law-breakers, he delivered them over to be stoned.

First, note that the wording “the brother of Jesus, named James”. James was the subject, but Jesus was treated as the more “famous” person. James was identified through his relationship with Jesus, just as we might say “the brother of John F. Kennedy, Robert”. What is important is that this is the EXACT SAME WORDING as was used on the Ossuary pictured above! The burial box ALSO dealt with James as someone who was important because of his relationship with his brother, Jesus!

Even skeptics admit that the bulk of this passage is authentic and came to us unchanged from Josephus’ pen. They however claim that the phrase “the so-called Christ” was added by a later copyist. First of all, there is no evidence of this; every copy of Josephus we have access to reads the exact same way. Secondly, if a lone copyist changed this passage, he could hardly have changed every copy in existence at the same time – when they were scattered in libraries across the world.

So there is no evidence that it is an addition. But even if it were, it would have had to be by an antagonist to Christianity, for the use of “so-called” implies that the writer did not believe Jesus was the Christ! But there is simply no motive for an antagonist to ADD proof of Jesus’ existence to a book!

So since the passage is genuine, we see an independent, non-Christian writer, Josephus, confirming that Jesus was “the so-called Christ”, confirming that Jesus did in fact exist, and that James was his brother, and that James and “some others” were in heavy disfavor by the Jewish priesthood – all facts that are in the Bible!

Most importantly, this passage mentions Jesus first. Yet Jesus was not involved in this issue. (He was dead by this time, if the Bible is correct). The only reason to mention Jesus first is that He was a well-known figure, one who claimed to be “the Christ”, a claim which Josephus disbelieved!

The next quote is probably at least partly spurious, since it is different in some early copies available to us, and is widely disputed today. I’ll not go into the debate here since I don’t have space and it really doesn’t matter. The fact is, nearly everyone believes that at least some of it is true, and practically any portion of it proves that Jesus at least existed.

The consensus (if such a word can be applied to any Christian-Atheist debate) is that the bulk of the statement is original, but key portions of it, those which speak of the divinity of Christ, are later additions by copyists; those portions are underlined in brackets in the quote below:

Antiquities 18.3.3 “Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man [if it be lawful to call him a man], for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. [He was the Messiah.] And when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him [for he appeared to them alive again at the third day; as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him]. And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this date.

You can take the quote for what it’s worth and make up your own mind. You might ask, if Jesus did all the things the Bible ascribes to Him, why didn’t Josephus mention more of Him? A better question would be why He said anything at all. For the ten years around Jesus’ death, Josephus devoted only SEVEN pages in two separate books!

Remember, the Bible says Jesus went out of His way on many occasions to avoid notice. He was not trying to get involved in politics, or to encourage the overthrow of Roman rule, although many times His disciples pressured Him to do so. After His miracles, he regularly said “Go and tell no man”, (Matthew 8:4, etc). When He realized the publicity He was getting for baptizing, He moved someplace else (John 4:1-2). He kept a low profile most of the time and seldom made a scene unless He was confronting the priesthood of the Jews – something that the soldier Josephus would not likely have cared about. To quote one passage in the New Testament that sums up His attitude:

Matthew 12:15-19 (Phillips) … Large crowds followed him and he healed them all, with the strict injunction that they should not make him conspicuous by their talk, thus fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy: … he shall declare judgment to the gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; neither shall anyone hear his voice in the streets.

This is why we know of Him primarily through His followers. But we need more than Josephus, and more antagonistic witnesses, so we can be certain Jesus really did exist! The Roman historian Tacitus, with a strong anti-Christian bias, wrote the following early in the second century:

Tacitus, Annals, 15.44 [Nero was being blamed for setting fire to Rome...] Hence to suppress the rumor, he falsely charged with the guilt, and punished Christians, who were hated for their enormities. Christus [the Latin word for Christ], the founder of the name, was put to death by Pontius Pilate, procurator of Judea in the reign of Tiberius: but the pernicious superstition, repressed for a time broke out again, not only through Judea, where the mischief originated, but through the city of Rome also …

This passage is incredibly important, because Tacitus hated Christians and would never confirm their beliefs if there was any doubts that they were true; so when Tacitus says that Pilate condemned Jesus to death in the reign of Tiberius, we can trust that he had no ulterior motive for saying so. He also speaks of the persecution of Christians in Judea, probably that of Saul (who later became Paul) and the Jewish priests written about in the early part of the book of Acts. He then records that the sect revived (probably after the conversion of Paul), and that it spread to Rome – which is recorded in Acts 28:16-31. An independent, antagonistic historian confirming all these facts is quite a support to our belief that Jesus truly existed.

The best part of all is that there is very little doubt among modern historians that this passage is in any way falsified; practically all agree that there is every reason to believe these words came to us direct from Tacitus. And those words said that Pilate killed Jesus Christ in Judea, which started the Christian religion.

There is also a later reference by the historian Pliny that applies to Jesus obliquely, but it isn’t important enough to quote here. Lucian is a critical historian originally from what is now Turkey who wrote in Greek in the mid-second century. For reference, his perspective on Jesus’ execution and the subsequent Christian movement is similar in timeframe to our perspective on World War I. Meaning that most of us have spoken to people who fought in it, or at least knew of it secondhand.

Lucian is a confirmed pagan and tells the story of Peregrinus who became a well respected Christian leader early in the first century, and was revered as a God … “after [or "second to"] that other, to be sure, whom they [the Christians] still worship, the man who was crucified in Palestine because he introduced this new cult to the world.” (Lucian, Passing of Peregrinus, 11).

Certainly only one man was ever worshiped by the Christians, the founder of the Christian cult, and crucified in Palestine. Lucian was antagonistic to Christianity and known for rigorously checking his facts. If he had any doubts that Jesus WAS Crucified in Palestine 100 years ago, he would likely have been mocking Christians for being tortured to death for their belief in a myth.

Lucian continues “The poor wretches [Christians] have convinced themselves, first and foremost, that they are going to be immortal and live for all time, in consequence of which they despise death and even willingly give themselves into custody; most of them.

Note how Lucian mocks the “poor wretches” who believe in eternal life and are willing to be imprisoned and even killed for their beliefs!

Furthermore, their first lawgiver [an allusion to Jesus], persuaded them that they are all brothers of one another [compare to Matthew 23:8] after they have transgressed once, for all by denying the Greek gods and by worshipping that CRUCIFIED SOPHIST HIMSELF and living under his laws. Therefore they despise all things indiscriminately and consider them common property, [compare to Acts 4:32] RECEIVING SUCH DOCTRINES TRADITIONALLY WITHOUT ANY DEFINITE EVIDENCE.”

Now notice! Lucian thinks Christianity’s doctrines are foolish! He says they have NO evidence for their doctrines! In other words, they have no proof of an afterlife or the other beliefs – BUT HE SPEAKS TWICE OF JESUS AS CRUCIFIED IN PALESTINE, WITHOUT CASTING THE SLIGHTEST DOUBT ON THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENED!

Lucian says that their doctrines are moronic, but that this man WAS CRUFICIED IN PALESTINE! To quote it again, he said they worshiped “the man who was crucified in Palestine because he introduced this new cult to the world.” – there is not a hint of doubt in those words from this skeptic!

So there must have been every reason to believe Jesus existed, it must have been common knowledge from memories fresh in the minds of every grandparent and great-grandparent – just as we all know about World War I!

Blessed Pedro Calungsod January 29, 2010 By reynor

Blessed Pedro Calungsod
January 29, 2010
By reynor
Biography
Pedro Calungsod arrived on Guam on June 15, 1668, along with Father Diego Luis de San Vitores and a group of Jesuit missionaries and lay assistants from the Philippines. Father San Vitores believed that young men, strong in their faith like Calungsod, would be helpful in influencing the youth in the Marianas. The Jesuit missionaries only chose those catechists and assistants who were outstanding models of Christian life to accompany them on their missions. Calungsod was in his late teens, possibly 17, when he came to the Marianas.

Not much is known about Calungsod except that he came from the Visayas region of the Philippines. Four villages in the Visayas claim him as their native son: Ginatilan and Tuburan in Cebu, Loboc in Bohol and Leon in Iloilo. The Iloilo Calunsod family preserves an oral tradition that one of their ancestors joined Jesuit missionaries working on an island “near Hawaii.”

Calungsod’s surname, as written by missionaries and later historians, comes under several spelling variations, for example, Calonsor. Recent interest in Calungsod prompted research that revealed that the closest modern Filipino surname to Calonsor is Calungsod, a name found in the Visayas region today, although it is usually spelled Calunsod.

On April 2, 1672 when San Vitores was martyred, Calungsod was with the Jesuit priest. Though unarmed, Matapang and Hirao first attacked Calungsod, who dodged the first lances thrown at him. Calungsod could have thus run away to safety, but he refused to abandon Father San Vitores. One lance finally hit Calungsod in the chest. As he lay dying, Father San Vitores gave him absolution and then faced his own imminent death. Both bodies were thrown into the sea at Tomhom, today known as Tumon.

When San Vitores was beatified in October of 1985, Filipinos like Father Ricardo Cardinal Vidal of Cebu, first learned of the existence of the lay assistant-martyr from the Visayas region. In 1994, the Archdiocese of Cebu started the formal process for the beatification of Calungsod. In 1997, the Vatican’s Sacred Congregation for the Causes of the Saints approved the results of the initial process. Work then began on the official biography (called a positio) to be submitted to the Vatican. Calungsod’s biography was finished in 1999 and approved by the Vatican. On April 2, 2000, the anniversary of the martyrdom, Calungsod was beatified by Pope John Paul II.

Interest in Calungsod was generated, especially in Cebu, because people believed the martyr was an inspiration to many other young Filipinos to dedicate their lives to the missionary and evangelistic works of the Church, just as Calungsod had done. A shrine to Calungsod was opened in the Archbishop’s residence in Cebu. The Archdiocese of Cebu gives an award named after Blessed Pedro to exceptional catechists in the area.

By Eric Forbes, OFM Cap.

Prayer to Blessed Pedro Calungsod

Almighty God, by whose gift Blessed Pedro, the martyr, witnessed to the Gospel even to the shedding of his blood: grant, by his example and intercession, that we too may live for you, boldly and steadfastly confessing your name through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Pag-ampo alang kang Beato Pedro Calungsod (Cebuano)

Dios nga makagagahum sa tanan, gihatag mo kang Pedro, martir, ang pagsaksi sa Ebanghelyo hangtod sa pag-ula sa iyang dugo: itugot nga pinaagi sa iyang panig-ingnan ug pangaliya, kanunay kaming magmalig-on sa pagsangyaw sa Imong ngalan sa among kinabuhi. Kini among gipangayo pinaagi sa among Ginoo JesuCristo Imong Anak, nga buhi ug hari uban Kanimo, diha sa kahiusa sa Espirito Santo, Dios hangtud sa kahangturan. Amen.

(With ecclesiastical approval by RICARDO J. CARDINAL VIDAL)

CLASS PROPHECY

For almost twenty years I never communicate d nor saw my classmate’s baka sa kanilang hectic schedule s and they don’t have time chitchatting. I want to see them because im so curios of the status of their lives right now. When I watched TV. I see in the news that Teodoro have a plan to run for president of the Philippines. I also saw in the news that rhe wine business of Judy Ann is nangunguna sa may pinakamasarap at successful wine business
I feel bored so I get my ipod and I opened my blog and I saw the post of via Nicole, and Dinesssa of their new and own designs of bags and dresses. Im so amazed with their designs because it is so beautiful. And their designs were so patok sa mga sikat na Hollywood stars. I saw also that they have a expansion of their business in san Juan so Leyte. I saw also in my blog that Natasha and Farah na kasali na sa one of the most famous director in the Hollywood. Because all of their movies was nangunguna at patok and one of the most beautiful story ever and all of the tickets of their movie were sold out.
Five days later I saw in the news that Teodoros plan for running for president was confirmed and he won. I got a message from one of my classmates Nicole and she told me that they are planning to celebrate the winning of  Teodoro. So I go to the Paris para magpagawa ng damit para sosuotin ko sa party. Im so glad that we have meet again for along time. And we planned na sabay nalan kami pupunta sa Philippinas 
At nakapagsunduan naming na pupuntahan naming an gaming mga classmates para sabay-sabay nalang kaming pupunta sa pilipinas. We used my own airplane to go to france para sunduin si Natasha. Im so amazed with the designs of Natasha’s house , it is so high-tech. while waiting for Natasha , I read a magazine i saw the cover of magazine that it is Rowelalyn Calilap she is so beautiful. And I also saw the writers of the magazine was Julius and John Lawrence 
And we go to the house of Farah it is also beautiful and amazing. While waiting for Farah, I read some news paper and I red that Kimberly and Bohner became one of the famous inventors in the history. They invented more high techs laptops, computers and cell phones and they also make some robots and some beauty products na pambata at pampaputi. I also read ind the news paper that Dianna became a successful architect and she designs the houses of some Hollywood celebrities and also the houses of Farah and Natasha 
After three days we flew from France to Philippines to attend the celebration for the proclaiming Teodoro as a president of the Philippines. The celebration was held in SJNHS campus sir air bulls is the who managed the party. Marami na talagang pinagbago ang school namin. When I saw sir airbulls im so nagtaka that parang walang siyang pinagbago at mas lalo pa siyang bumata at pumuti. Isa pala siya sa nakinabang sa mga na imbento nila Bohner at Kimberly. Some of my classmates was coming and it benn along time that we meet. Teodoro gave thanks to everyone for their support and trust. And the celebration ended with a dance
After the party we go to the one of the most well-known restaurant here and abroad owned by Reilren and Lillian. All of their food are so delicious and yummy and it is also cheaper. The next day we go to the PNOC resort owned by Jocceiby, Irine, and Rose Ann to have some relaxation. And we stay their for along time to have some chitchat to know what’s the status of their lives. Then I heard that Erica became the miss universe 2022. also I heard that carlito and Kevin is one of the member of nba in the of Miami heat. 
We stayed in PNOC resort for almost one week an then I called my assistant in Korea to send my private plane here in the Phillippines to bring us homes. Teodoro didn’t joined to the pnoc resort with our classmates because he is planning how to improve the Philippines. After one year I heard that the philipphines become top 3 of the most richest country of the world because of the help of the god and hardwork of teodoro and his v-president Enrika. And to the senators also.
All of the business of my classmates are all expanding to san juan so; leyte. We shared also our blessings to our beloved school the sjnhs. We also thanks god for the blessings that he give. All of my classmates became successful.   

Senator Miriam Santiago Tagalog Pick-up Lines by jackieB

Every time Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago opens her mouth, all ears are anticipating for a quotable line. She does not only come up substantial speeches but she also adds humor. She seriously can be a stand-up comedian if ever she decides to retire from politics. Here are some of her famous tagalog pick-up lines.

“Kung magkakaroon ako ng sariling planeta, gusto ko ikaw ang axis nito, para sayo lang iikot ang mundo ko.”

“Sana FB status ka na lang, para pwede kitang i-like.”

“Ibenta mo na bahay mo, total nandito ka na, nakatira sa puso ko.”

“Sana naka-off ang ilaw, para tayo na lang mag-on.”

“Noodles ka ba, kasi Lucky Me?” “Para see-saw, pag wala ka, down ako.”

“Para kang hold-upper, lahat ibibigay ko sayo, wag mo lang akong saktan.”

“Galing mo din, ano? Di mo pa ako binabato tinamaan mo na ako.”

“Maglaro tayo ng kahit ano, wag lang taguan, kasi a girl like you is hard to find.”

“Sana exam mo na lang ako, para sagutin mo rin ako.”

“Bastos ka rin, ano? Di ka man lang nagpapaalam tuloy-tuloy kang pumasok sa puso ko.”

“Google ka ba? Lahat kasi ng hinahanap ko sayo ko natagpuan.”

“Nakalimutan ko pangalan mo, eh. Pwede bang tawagin na lang kitang akin?”

“Nakalunok ka ba ng kwitis, kasi pag ngumiti ka, may spark.”

“Sana ikaw ang cardiologist ko, para ikaw ang mag-aalaga sa puso ko.”

“Sana scientist ako, para ikaw naman ang lab ko.”

“Tindera ka ba ng yosi? Kasi you give me Hope… and More.”

“Para kang cactus, kasi handa akong masaktan, mayakap ka lang.”

“Pag wala ka ang buhay ko parang lapis na hindi natasahan, pointless.”

Q:Paano mo sasabihin sa isang babae na mataba siya na hindi siya mababastos?

A: Excuse me, Miss Mang Tomas ba ang lotion mo?

Guy 1: May sagot ka ba sa exam?

Guy 2: Puro blanko.

Guy 1: Patay.

Guy 2: Bakit?

Guy 1: Baka isipin nila nagkopyahan tayo.

Girl: Saan tayo magde-date sa Valentines?

Boy: Sa sementeryo

Girl: Bakit dun?

Boy: Para mapatunayan kong patay na patay ako sa ‘yo.

Q: Pedicab ka ba?

A: Pedicabang i-date sa Valentine’s Day?

“Ang love, parang bayad sa jeep. Minsan, hindi nasusuklian.”

“Tatakbo ka ba sa eleksyon? Boto kasi sayo magulang ko.”

“Sana magkasama tayo sa pila para kapag may sumigaw ng “Next!” tatanungin mo na ako ng, “Tayo na ba?”

“Pangalan mo pa lang kinikilig na ako, paano pa kaya kung magkaapelyido na tayo?”

“Ang pag-ibig ay parang ketchup, matamis pero maraming nakikisawsaw.”

“Ano’ng height mo? Paano ka nagkasya sa puso ko?”

“Masasabi mo bang bobo ako kung ikaw lang naman ang lamang ng utak ko?”

“Pwede bang magpa-blood test? Para malaman mo na type kita.”