But now that the busy cloud of Christmas, exams, friends, essays, deadlines, applications and interviews is beginning to lift - I thought I'd post something i’ve actually been asked to blog about... Why I (a logical, moderately sane individual) trust The New Testament. Oh come now, you didn't really think it'd be about TNT, did you?
Ok, are you sitting comfortably?
Then I'll begin.
Well, we know that a Jewish guy called Jesus ( ישו ) was born 2011 (ish) years ago, and most historians agree that he was regarded as a teacher and healer, and that his teachings were believed by almost everyone that heard them. Word then spread about this preacher who could perform miracles, and who spoke of a different way of thinking about God, Sin, and the scriptures. This worried the religious leaders of the time, and due to his ever growing influence and denouncement of the pharisees, they demanded he be crucified. Jesus was then crucified in Jerusalem on the orders of the Roman Prefect of Judaea, Pontius Pilate, on the (unjust) charge of ‘sedition against the Roman Empire’.
That, peoples, is all fact. (go check if you wish)
That, peoples, is all fact. (go check if you wish)
