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Bob continues a series that began on last week’s program.

The following Biblical people are corroborated from ancient historians who wrote on or around the same time as the New Testament:

-Pontius Pilate

-James, the brother of Jesus: Bob shows how this passage authenticates a more controversial passage where Josephus spends some time talking about the death and resurrection of Jesus Himself.

Old Testament authentication:

-Bob discusses the Lachish relief which has an account on stone of the Assyrian war against Judah talked about in the books of 2 Chronicles and Isaiah

Theology:

-Was John the Baptist a reincarnation of Elijah?

-Does the Bible support reincarnation?

-Was Jesus gay?  John was called “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” This phrase has given rise to serious, flawed speculation. Bob disproves the notion that Jesus and John had a same-sex relationship by showing a difference between the Greek words eros and agape.

 

NOTE FROM BOB: Although ancient sources are sited on the program, I was first introduced to a theory accounting for Pilate’s changed behavior by the excellent book Chronological Aspects in the Life of Christ by H.W. Hoener.

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