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@berikkloningan

6 ай бұрын

Please make a video about the writing timelines of oral torah. Thanks

@SarcasticAnimations

6 ай бұрын

Can you make a family tree of Christian angels and fallen angels?

The American Baptist Historical Society in Atlanta has a copy of "Bird's Eye View of the Life of Paul". There are several newspaper articles from the 1890s which suggest that Isaac Earle took these pamphlets on a lecturing tour of the northeast around that time. He may never have actually published the Paul pamphlet but it does seem to exist.

@Eowunyth

6 ай бұрын

I suspect they are all published, but none or almost none survived to the modern day. I suspect this is due to a combination of low production rate and the target audience not placing any value on retention of these documents and viewing them as read and toss literature, which is common with all pamphlets of this style.

@thinthest6832

6 ай бұрын

Should of looked at the comments before going on a 2 hour dive of copywrite, grave, and newspaper records

@BillGreenAZ

6 ай бұрын

@@thinthest6832 , I found the same in a 3 second Google search. I surmise that the person you replied to did as much.

@susannasuggs5752

6 ай бұрын

So much was self published in those days. There may not have been very many copies to begin with.

@DOT107

6 ай бұрын

I wonder if there's a bounty for rare literature. I feel like some copy , as rare as it amy be, of the pamphletes still exist one way or the other.

I really appreciate the lengths you go to maintain neutrality/objectivity on biblical subjects. So many presenters will talk about the biblical narrative completely uncritically or dismiss it entirely, you manage to find the sweet spot

@alexanderSydneyOz

6 ай бұрын

I completely agree. It's outstanding.

@nicholascauton9648

6 ай бұрын

As a believer (Christian) myself, I also agree. Far too many of my own have dogmatic views where even other Christian branches that may disagree even to a certain extent, will shun them out. I personally believe the Bible is not meant to be fully understood in one’s own lifetime. Rather it should be read over, meditated on, and ask questions for clarity. In my opinion, the Bible is much more nuanced than many give it credit for.

It's indeed a really nice map. One detail I noticed that you didn't mention is that the exact position of the point that marks an event within the geographic section also relates to it's geography. For example, events happening in Betharaba are marked near the horizontal line that divides Peraea and Judea because Betharaba is indeed very close to the geographic border between Peraea and Judea. That's some major planning about how to order the horizontal sections and placing the dots!

@TheCooperAX

6 ай бұрын

It would have been nice if The chart marked location down at bottom in the notes section. Very glad that video actually mentioned actual town names.

Thank you for making these videos, hope your medical issues are resolved and controlled quickly and comfortably.

You seem to attract many nonbelievers who seem to need to let us all know they’re not believers in Christ- yet, I’m delighted they’re showing interest in these end times. Keep up the great work- you’re a blessing.

@johnplummer4785

6 ай бұрын

It’s been the end times for thousands of years, don’t worry

@pete6769

2 ай бұрын

I’m still laughing about the end times comment.

Thank for this awesome presentation. I love the way the chart is laid out & how you made the information clear and not overwhelming at all. An excellent presentation!

Fascinating. I love your charts and the way you teach.

Hi Matt - Thanks for sharing this wonderful chart with us. I am currently the custodian of a big corner cupboard that has been in the family since it was built for my great-great-great grandmother's wedding by her brothers. It's been all over the US in many different households over the past 160 years and we've documented its history, but I've been wanting to put together some kind of graphic, and this chart is just the example I've been waiting for! Really really really enjoy your work Peace Kenny

Great stuff! Thank you for finding and sharing such a cool chart. Very useful indeed.

Thank you always for the frank and honest presentations on your channel.

I LOVE IT! Thank you for all of your hard work!

Thanks for sharing Matt. 👍🏻I’m not a Christian, but this is a truly excellent chart - love it! (Learnt some stuff!)👏🏻

@sjappiyah4071

6 ай бұрын

Funny enough, Matt’s not a Christian either. Just goes to show anyone can appreciate knowledge

@jimfloyd6095

6 ай бұрын

Just curious, what religion are you?

@EH23831

6 ай бұрын

@@jimfloyd6095 none really

@Mark-Wilson

5 ай бұрын

​@@jimfloyd6095probably not religious

@rilosvideos877

3 ай бұрын

@@jimfloyd6095 Somewhere he mentioned that he's jewish (was an other video)

I appreciate this chart and thank you for sharing.

Thank you Matt for this 🙏😭✨

Absolutely incredible Matt. Thank you.

Thank you for this. It's a terrific help. Though I'm not a believer, the impact of the New Testament on world civilization (art, literature, ethics, law, psychology, sociology. . .) makes an understanding of the text worthwhile.

@TwentyJuan2121

2 ай бұрын

May I ask why you don’t believe?

@myghkl

2 ай бұрын

@@TwentyJuan2121 I believe it's impossible to have knowledge of a divine creator's existence, though some - Elijah, Moses, St. Thomas, etc. - may have received such a gift. Faith is the only option I can conceive of, and I've tried to be faithful even to the extent of understanding that suffering is a necessary consequence of free will. But I don't believe in the mysteries because of the bigotry of so many adherents, because of their denial of scientific observation, and because so many claim to believe just so they can be part of a community of worshipers who exaggerate or lie about their experience of faith.

@TwentyJuan2121

2 ай бұрын

@@myghkl Interesting. I agree with the difficulty of conceptualizing the Creator, but for those questions or stumbling blocks I tend to refer to the architecture of our universe and what’s in it and find solace in the fact that their must be a grand architect. Now for me I believe the evidence leads to Christ due to the Bible’s Old testament prophecies being fulfilled then and in the New testament. I also empathize with you because of how many “Christians” seem to pretend or hyperbolize their experiences for clout or monetary gain. And not just that they don’t follow what they say to believe or preach. It’s frustrating and makes it difficult but for that I look to the Bible for those answers on why people are like that and realize that’s the nature of humans and that’s why we need God to help us be like He describes Himself to be, because if we don’t we are all destined to seek our own god of our hands/self. Question for you: Have you read the Bible fully and if you have what do you personally believe about it?

@rijy191

17 күн бұрын

@@myghkl What about the New Testament did you like the most?

@myghkl

17 күн бұрын

@@rijy191 Matthew 13:10-23, Mark 7:17-18 & 8:17-21 Christ speaks in parables. Those closest to him, those who became his apostles, say they don't understand him. How can those, hearing Christ for the first and only time, understand if his disciples can't? There are two important features of Christianity established in these portions of the Gospels. First, Christ is seen as irritable and lacking persuasive talent. While linking him to the impatient God of the O.T., it opens the door to Arianism. Second, the door is opened to theological interpretation initiated by the evangelists, continued by the Church Fathers and atomized in the 17th & 18th cen. by sects claiming that the scriptures should be interpreted by each believer in possession of the spirit. The more I learn about Christianity, the harder it gets to have faith.

Thank you i really appreciate you just presenting the information. I think everyone knows that you disagree with it being historical but I appreciate you just presenting it so even Christians can enjoy the content.

Thanks for the great video. Keep it up 👍🏻

FINALLY!!! A Vintage Chart Review that Makes Sense. Good job!

What a great chart! Very impressive from a technical point of view, independent of what you think of the story of Jesus.

Once again, an excellent episode, my friend.

Back when I was a teenager, I wanted to write a novel that would make Peter the main character and follow him around. But this was before the internet was readily available, so I had to make do with literally just the Bible to make sure I was factually correct. IIRC, I gave up when I couldn't figure out all the disciples' names. Something like this would've been so amazingly helpful.

@habibi_sport312

6 ай бұрын

Do it again, I would love to see/read it!

@ototekenofficial2460

Ай бұрын

Would've loved to see your work man 🥺

Matt, just in time! Congrats!!!

such wonderful work. thank you!

great video! thanks for supplying the chart in the description

Thanks for another great video, and also the chart, very useful for a quick reference. God bless.

Good video again and good chart!

Great presentation. Thank you.

Thank you Matt

Wow amazing, what a great way to really see how it all ties together with references to time and location! Thank you

what a beautiful chart!

Love this channel

Hey Matt, video idea. What are your thoughts on doing a video on the topic of the history of main different interpretations of the Ten Commandments? Ie LXX order, Augustine order, modern Jewish order, Samaritan order, etc. Depending on deep you want to go, there’s much to cover. Having a nice chart summarizing them neatly would be helpful as well.

Again, fantastic !!! my congratulations to your job.

Loved this. Thank you. I wish there were 5 additional charts made in the same style. One for each of the gospels, so we could compare Mark to John for example, or hustling examine each gospel’s narrative individually. Also, I would love if there was a 5th chart that showed what historians think the timeline of historical Jesus was so we could compare. I’m sure it would be rather sparse comparatively but it would be a super interesting visual.

Hope you have a nice Thanksgiving, Matt 😊

So there is a structure to Jesus' ministry, unlike Game of Throne last 2 season where people just teleported everywhere.

@aegyo9272

6 ай бұрын

Maybe one day someone will make GoT characters timeline chart, similiar to LoTR one that Matt mentioned? That would help George RR to finish his books quickly maybe?

@Etrehumain123

6 ай бұрын

@@aegyo9272 There is a dynamic map already

@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275

6 ай бұрын

I mean, historically there was a guy named Jesus, who was from Nazareth. Like there are records saying he existed. So yeah, you'd have to have a realistic structure because it's literally happening in our world

@HonestidadeDesativada

6 ай бұрын

The difference is that Biiblical history is archeologically proved and keeps being proved everyday... even if a person doesn't believe in the supernatural of the gospels (which science can neither deny or confirm), it's thoroughly childish to deny the veracity of the historicity of the gospel.

@Wallyworld30

6 ай бұрын

@@HonestidadeDesativada How do you reconcile the Gospels contradicting themselves? Matt, Mark and Luke generally all agree with each other but John's in comparison is made up whole cloth. Some of the Bible's most important scriptures are from John such as 3:16 for example is quoted by every Christian. Unfortunely when scholars study the Bible it's John's Gospel is considered by far the most unreliable.

Excellent! Thank you!

What a concise, well thought out chart. Nice video, sir. Cheers. I needed to think about Jesus today. ❤

VERY interesting. I'm a Christian, but I learnt several new things I'd previously missed about the geographical location of Jesus (and of John the Baptist) during their ministries. Thank you!

Truely enjoy your vidoes friend! ^.^ They have helped many and I've referenced them a few times with my posts, your work is scholarly and respectful of the subjects even when you done agree with them. Keep up the blessings you're pouring out brother! 🖖 and shalom.

Very nice, thanks.

Of all charts that can possibly influence our lives, I find THIS the most important and interesting! :) Thank you !

Nice timing

It's always nice to see a new video from this channel. For your next religiously-themed video, may I suggest one of all the (non-monotheistic) gods mentioned in the Bible?

@emryswilliams9190

6 ай бұрын

Haven't found any; can you name a few that aren't just the God of the Jews?

@darreljones8645

6 ай бұрын

@@emryswilliams9190 Yes; Asherah and Dagon in the Old Testament, Zeus and Diana in the New.

@davidpnewton

6 ай бұрын

​@@emryswilliams9190 then you haven't tried very hard have you. Baal is another good example.

@emryswilliams9190

6 ай бұрын

@@darreljones8645 I've looked and haven't found them. Any specific verses? I should also ask to clarify: Are you saying they are considered real by the Bible or not?

@darreljones8645

6 ай бұрын

@@emryswilliams9190 Asherah is sometimes used in the phrase "poles of Asherah". I know Dagon, the national god of the Philistines, is mentioned as "bowing down" (or at least his idol is) to the Ark of the Covenant in First Samuel. The New Testament gods (mostly the classical Greek ones) would be mentioned in Acts, Of course, the Bible does not consider them to be real any more than your standard Christian does. Actually, the best place to find these names might be a concordance.

You're just in time, since we've just started the Christmas season in the Philippines!

Indeed, very interesting. Thank you very much. Took me some time to get it. Personally, i would have preferred arrows to show the journeys on the map. Maybe even distances.

Awesome video mate. Please make similar ones for Abraham and Moses.

Approaching the gospel as works of literature… Right…Thank you for doing this. I have watched several videos. They are excellent.

There's a theory that the reason for the gap of information from 12 to 30 is that Jesus traveled to northern India and learned Buddhist philosophies throughout his teens and 20s. That explains why he suddenly reappears at 30 with all these big ideas about harmony and peace and getting rid of material possessions. It's often coupled with the theory that he survived crucifixion, as he was on the cross for a much shorter time than most people executed that way, and traveled back to Kashmir where he lived out the rest of his life.

@ehleaming

5 ай бұрын

The most common theory is that he actually traveled to Britain with his uncle who was a tin trader.

@robertscrivner4791

Ай бұрын

There is nothing to support the India theory however.

@JM-xu3cr

24 күн бұрын

Don't forget about the spear through His heart.

matt you are my favourite chart maker

Professional chart maker / KZread star Nice

I'm religious by any means and yet here I am hooked to your videos about religion in the historical context.

@HOENUMAN

6 ай бұрын

I'm religious by any means 🙃

Excellent. Thanks.

thanks great research.. .greg

Thanks al lot - very nicely laid out! Much appreciated. I didn't know that Jesus traveled so much (and so fast) back and forth. Also very interesting what each gospel has to say and to contribute to Jesus' story.

thanks for the map chart

Thanks!🙏

The baptist church in Cavendish, Vermont has an old canvas copy of this map that is huge! Like 30 feet!

I do love this Channel non bias and pure fact.

Can you do a video on possible alternatives/revisions to the chart based on modern scholarly critiques of key events and interpretations across the gospels?

Cool.. I have always wondered if we had an in depth chart of said events. A conglomeration of instances neatly put together and accesible when needing revising while finding new material

thank you

Amazing!

Beautiful chart! The spooky thing is that right in the middle, just to the right of word "Galilee", the black line appear to write in cursive the word "monsters"!

Thank you this will help a lot 🙏🏼💗🤞🏽

I’d love to see you cover the other chart you showed at 1:11 too

Excellent Vídeo.

Thanks

Hey Matt! I've been binge watching your videos for 2 weeks straight and learning so much about various religion and their history. Will there be a possibility that you can give us an in depth chart of the history of Hailie Selassie and the religion of Rastafari. That would be super interesting to learn about. I heard that he fled from Ethiopia and lived in exile somewhere in Europe while losing a battle against Italy and that in his last years he wasn't wel respected compared to the times in his early days gaining popularity around the world. That leaves me with a question: How did he became so influential and is still known as the best Emperor that ever lived , even having a religion made despite those events in his life? Like what did He really do that makes him such a great Emperor? I'm actually a Christian by the way and never thought i learned so much by a Jew💪🏽

@Dave_Sisson

6 ай бұрын

Hailie Selassie was the last emperor of Ethiopia, a highland country in east Africa that had remained Christian since circa 300 A.D. despite being surrounded by Muslim countries for well over 1000 years. Ethiopia was never colonised, but when they caused bother to the British Empire in the 1800s, there was a quick invasion which resulted in a new and more compliant emperor being installed. Italy invaded in 1936 and briefly occupied the country until the British invaded, threw the Italians out and put Hailie Selassie back on the throne in about 1940. He continued to reign until the early 1970s when a socialist revolution resulted in the country becoming a republic. He went into exile and died soon after. Ethiopian emperors get a new name when they ascend to the throne, just like Catholic popes. So Josef Ratzinger became Pope Benedict and Hailie Selassie was born Ras Tafari. Ethiopia is an Oriental Orthodox nation, so their faith is rather different than the Roman Catholics and even Eastern Orthodox (Greece, Russia, etc). The emperor *strongly disapproved* of Rastafarianism which began in the West Indies (Jamaica I think) when people were looking for a black role model. Despite Ethiopia being an east African country and adherents of Rastafarianism being of west African origin with no genetic relationship, the Rastas depicted him as a new messiah for black people which horrified the devoutly Christian emperor. Wikipedia has excellent articles on both Hailie Selassie and Rastafarianism if you want to know more.

You mentioned that you were not a Christian....but your video made me believe in Jesus MORE!!!! 4 people wrote their perspectives of GOD coming to Earth,

The Batt Maker is back! Knockin’ it out of the park!

You should definitely make a video about Muhammed, his life, his travels, his wives and families, thank you

@AlexRides808

6 ай бұрын

His wives....they might want to skip that part.

@baldacchinonicholas7962

6 ай бұрын

@jonathannorris2052 well? Some of his wives were related to him, or to other important people, plus having more than one wife is very common in the Bible, so I don't understand way we make such a big deal of it

@niswr7319

6 ай бұрын

@@baldacchinonicholas7962Well when it comes to the Bible, it’s in there to teach a lesson….not to have multiple wives and to learn from the desires of iniquity, other wise you’re gonna have multiple arguments a day 😂(joke w truth) All seriousness though, the Bible shows the multiple wives in a bad light, never a good one, unlike Islam which is the opposite.

@baldacchinonicholas7962

6 ай бұрын

Well, I don't know about the opposite, the Quran does mention (you and your wives), but I don't know (if it's referring to an individual or a group), plus in (chapter 4 verses 1-5) it says to marry more than one, (if you have children to take care of), and says (it's better to have only one) so I don't think it's incorrigible? What do you think?

@JakubS

6 ай бұрын

​@@baldacchinonicholas7962Wasn't one of Muhammed's wives very underage...?

Another great video! I love some roman era content.

What I find so interesting is the only gospels that talk about anything from Jesus young life are the ones that had the ability to have Mary and Jesus’s brother as sources . Very cool

Amen thank you

You weren't wrong. An incredibly well made chart.

Thank you so much for you educational videos. My previous education about Jesus and the bible came from watching the Simpsons cartoons. Thanks for another point of view.

Fascinating

very informative sir,,can i request sir Matt?can u do genealogy of Apostle Paul?thanks..

I remember hearing Bart Ehrman talk about reading the gospels in parallel without harmonization, and picking up on some discrepancies in the order of events (such as the timing of the flipping the tables of the money changers) and geography of things. Obviously it can be harmonized as this chart does for example, but I'm kind of interested now in a version of this chart that takes the 4 very linearly and in parallel with each other. It might illuminate some on the more dramatic vertical (spatial) swings/back and forths, and show some about how the harmonization itself is reasoned/constructed. It'd also be neat if some of the more interesting ancient non-canonical gospels got a similar treatment. Presumably a gospel that was just made up would be more geographically and temporally inconsistent, whereas something maybe reflecting genuine sayings or historicity or a strong tradition would presumably line up well (not that lining up well does the heavy lifting of evidencing that such a book "should" be canon or whatever, since someone could just work from the material of the canonical gospels, it would just be one avenue of a lack of evidence against it).

@chefchaudard3580

6 ай бұрын

Bart Ehrman said that the gospels sometimes contradict each other. In the charts, for example, Jesus family goes to Egypt. That’s according to Matthew. According to Luke, no Egypt. They go to Jerusalem and Galilee. Both cannot be true. Same for the map of Jerusalem : we don’t know where all the locations mentioned in the Bible were. The city was destroyed in 70, and rebuilt after the Bar Kochba uprising. its inhabitants were banished, the city rebuilt as a roman city. So, nobody remembered where were Gethsemani garden or Golgotha were. They were « miraculously » rediscovered in the 4th century. So the chart is cherry picking, which is not honest.

@Spearca

6 ай бұрын

@@chefchaudard3580 I don't think any gospels purport to be the _complete_ story. The mere fact that more than one is canonical suggests that no one is sufficient. So it seems fine that parts of the story are told in one, other parts in another.

@chefchaudard3580

6 ай бұрын

@@Spearca no. There are contradictions in the Gospels. Either Joseph and his family go to Egypt before settling in Nazareth, or they are in Jerusalem and then Nazareth. They cannot be in both places at the same time. That is why trying to reconstruct Jesus life is impossible : you have to choose which gospel » tells the truth »and discard the other one. Hence « cherry picking ».’’

@Spearca

6 ай бұрын

@@chefchaudard3580 Who says those two things are "at the same time"? There's plenty of undescribed time in Jesus' life, per any one gospel.

@chefchaudard3580

6 ай бұрын

@@Spearca Matthew and Luke say that it is « at the same time ».! Read the text! Matthew says that the family flee to Egypt, when they come back in Judaea, Herod is dead, but his son is the king. So they settle in Galilee. For Luke, they go to Jerusalem, and go back straight to Nazareth. The way it is written, It cannot be both. Read it for yourself.

this is pretty cool, 130 years ago and still of use ... thanks for doing this

The way you say your last name at the beginning is a disproportionately big reason I come back for your videos. I'll say, "Matt Bakeeeerr" in my head, then think "I wonder what he's put up recently?"

I could have sworn you made a video about the Jewish time line but im not able to find it :( Really love your videos!

Because that chart was done by a Christian w/likely little understanding of a Hebrew day being evening to evening, or of Passover timing & practices, I see a timing issue w/his charted Crucifixion/Resurrection. He doesn't take that into account nor the sign of Jonah being also 3days/3nights.

@catpocalypsenow8090

6 ай бұрын

The Biblical day started in the morning when it is daylight. Jesus was killed on Wed, laid in the tomb Thurs morning, resurrected 3 days and 3 nights later on Sunday Morning.

@danfsteeple

6 ай бұрын

@@catpocalypsenow8090that’s not what the Apostolic Churches believe. On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. This is the culmination of the observance of His Passion by which our Lord suffered and died for our sins. This commemoration begins on Thursday evening with the Matins of Holy Friday and concludes with a Vespers on Friday afternoon that observes the un-nailing of Christ from the Cross and the placement of His body in the tomb. Today He who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon the Cross. He who is King of the angels is arrayed in a crown of thorns. He who wraps the heavens in clouds is wrapped in the purple of mockery. He who in Jordan set Adam free receives blows upon His face. The Bridegroom of the Church is transfixed with nails. The Son of the Virgin is pierced with a spear. We venerate Thy Passion, O Christ. Show us also Thy glorious Resurrection. (15th Antiphon of the Matins of Holy Friday)

Great presentation! That do you call those those type of visual presentations?

huh , i never realized how much happened so quickly on that last friday thursday night , he's having dinner , then a post meal chat with his friends midnight , the cops arrest him (he hasn't had any sleep) early friday morning , pilate judges and sentences him (i wouldn't think a politician would be up so early) and then just a couple of hours later , he's up on the cross (i guess "justice" moves swiftly in that town)

@EmersumBiggins

6 ай бұрын

Exactly. “Three days and three nights” was crammed into 28 hours 🙄

@joaomarcos2089

6 ай бұрын

Roman politicians were up that early. They solved all matters of state from early dawn to noon and enjoyed aristocratic leisure after that

I'm not even Christian, but the snarky atheism on display in the comments is so... "cringe".

@vincentcoppola9832

6 ай бұрын

That's all they have.

@TheOriginalDanEdwards

6 ай бұрын

​@@vincentcoppola9832"That's all they have." - that's all there is. When people believe in magic the response is either derision... or silence.

@rogerstone3068

6 ай бұрын

I think what you are hearing as 'snarky atheism' is just what you get when you try to speak objectively, and not as a committed Christian.

@vincentcoppola9832

6 ай бұрын

@@TheOriginalDanEdwards You are right. Silence is an option, but I think that is what the question was about, why be snarky when silence is more appropriate.

Wow. I'd pay good money to get a larger print of this chart than I'm going to be able to get with the link to it here (webp -> png -> my little printer). Too bad this falls outside your worthy time. However, thanks for acquainting me with the chart. It's fantastic information I've been sorting and resorting in my head all my life!

Wonderful chart! Would love to have this printed so I can place it on my office wall. Any plans on offering prints of this chart?

such timing

I am not a Christian, but I faithfully believe that He is GOD himself in human form from his birth to death at around the age of 30 , even though his spiritual mission only lasted for three years or so. In the Hindu Vedic parlor such a Godly manifestation is called AMSHA AVATHAR. Your chart and narrations are excellent. Very revealing. For those who question even the existence of Jesus , this documentary will be revealing.

@jwonderfulsuccess

5 ай бұрын

You believe Jesus is God but you're not a Christian??

@scm50able

5 ай бұрын

@@jwonderfulsuccess , well, I am not just a Hindu; but a practicing Hindu on a daily basis. I have been doing this for many decades. When a person faithfully observe ( not fanatically) any chosen religion for many number of years, he or she will reach to a state of spiritual conditioning by which religions do not matter. The different forms and names of God the different faiths claim belong to the one and the only God . God is one, and reaching and experiencing that God is the goal of every human being. Among all the creations of the God , only humans are capable of dong so. Religions are just the different paths to reach that goal, just like different rivers are just different paths for the water to merge into the mighty ocean. One starts the life as a religious person but ends as a spiritual person as he or she faithfully conducts that faith. That is the way to God.

@jwonderfulsuccess

5 ай бұрын

​@@scm50ableOK brother it just seems the various religions teach different specific things than Jesus did. Im going to stick with 1 God the father and his only begotten son whom he sent as states in the bible. Its safe that way for me. Btw I'm not religious but focus on the 1 on 1 relationship with my creator and express it daily inward to the outward world. Blessing my friend

@scm50able

5 ай бұрын

@@jwonderfulsuccess Good, that is the way it should be. Once your consciousness expands after few years or decades, you will come out of the religion when your spirituality gets elevated. You will still identify yourself as Christian ( nothing wrong at all) but you will start seeing all other ways to God as acceptable.

@jwonderfulsuccess

5 ай бұрын

​@@scm50ableI'll always remain a christian within believing only in Jesus as the only truth but I'll never judge others for their believes, only God can do that. If you want to continue this convo I have a few questions. What do you believe happens to people that do good vs people that do bad after they die? Another question, what do you think about atheists?

Do you have a link to the chart about lord of the rings? 😊

@UsefulCharts

6 ай бұрын

Just google XKCD LOTR

The usefulness of Charts has been recognized for some time by the military. One can read the text description of a major battle, and be totally confused about what is happening, but publish a detail topo map with all the units and their force configurations, and one can immediately see what is happening, and why individuals are making the decisions that they do.

Awesome! Now do one for Zeus and Thor!

I'm curious to know how this particular sequence was decided on. It is something that is debated among Christians and among biblical scholars, how to compile the events of the gospels into one narrative sequence. See, there are many scholars and christians who believe that the disciples reported the events of the life of Jesus in a sequence that served their theological message, as opposed to reporting them in chronological order (not uncommon for biographical works of the day). It seems to me that compiling them into one coherent sequence is a complicated task, whose results are likely to be far from conclusive.

This is awesome. Thanks so much for making this information available to us. I do want to say, when the Lord calls you into His Marvelous Light, you will have an advantage. FYI, people who are Christians must have an encounter with the Most High. It is a spiritual encounter and nothing that one could ever dream up. The Lord draws people who will totally surrender their lives to Him. Great info.

I'm not the student of chronology that I wish I were, but am persuaded that Jesus' public ministry was actually just over a year, and not the 3 1/2 years first suggested by Eusebius. Yes, there is a "problem" with John 6:4 but church historians before Eusebius all seemed to agree that Jesus' ministry was "about a year." This seems reasonable in view of the prophecy that the final Passover Lamb had to be one year old, without blemish.

It'd be interesting to have line weights or something similar based on the number of corroborations across the gospels. There's a lot in John that just doesn't line up, also being written almost 100 years after the supposed events. It would also be interesting to see incorporating the non-canonical gospels into the chart somehow, but I personally don't know how feasible that would be.

@StoneInMySandal

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John is often regarded as the “spiritual” gospel because, as you say, it’s not like the others. It’s a fairly common idea in Biblical scholarship that John was included because it’s the only gospel that has any of the Apostles at the Crucifixion. In John, John claims to have been at the Crucifixion and that was considered crucial for having at least one eye witness account of the events.