The document examines the claims of Jesus and who he really was. It considers whether he was a sage, prophet, liar, crazy person, messiah, son of man, god in the flesh, or merely a man. It outlines Jesus' audacious claims in the gospels and the responses they elicited. It also analyzes messianic prophecies from the Old Testament that Jesus fulfilled and arguments for his resurrection, concluding that Jesus is who he said he was - the Messiah, Lord, and God in the flesh.
ARS sponsored a class intended to help us to understand Islam. The teachers were Dan Conder and Dr. John Oakes. The class was 5/4/2013 in Gardena, CA. See below for class outline and more information.
Power Point: Apologetics Without Apologies (March, 2005, San Antonio)evidenceforchristianity
Notes to accompany Apologetics Without Apologies
Apologetics: Explaining and defending the reasons for belief in God and in
the Bible.
Jonathan Swift: ??It is impossible to reason a person out of a thing which they were
not reasoned into in the first place.??
Epistemology: How do we know.
William of Ockham:
Nothing is assumed as evident unless it is known per se, is evident by experience,
or is proved by authority of scripture.
Recently, when requested for notes about prophecies of the Messiah, we discovered that, for some reason, this power point and notes are not posted at the site! I apologize for the oversight. Here are notes and a power point by Dr. John Oakes on this very important topic.
Outline for From Shadow to Reality
OT Theme: The Messiah is coming
NT Theme: The Messiah is here
Jesus is priest, prophet and king. Jesus brings together the entire OT.
Jesus says: Everything must be fulfilled that was written about me Luke 24:44
These are the scriptures that testify about me. Jn 6:39,40 I am the fulfillment of the OT...
Michael Burns gave a presentation on The Resurrection World View at the 2015 ICEC at York College in York, Nebraska June 19 and 20, 2015. The class included a historical analysis of the concept of resurrection, an in-depth analysis of the evidence for the resurrection, but also emphasized the implications, both personally and for the entire human condition which comes with the resurrection of Jesus. The power point is attached. The audio for this and for all the classes from the 2015 ICEC will be available within a week at www.ipibooks.com
Notes to accompany MORMONISM (The Churchof Jesus Christof the Latter Day Saints)
Founder: Joseph Smith (1805 – 1844)
HISTORY:
Joseph Smith
Born in Vermont, 1805, raised in rural New YorkState...
ARS sponsored a class intended to help us to understand Islam. The teachers were Dan Conder and Dr. John Oakes. The class was 5/4/2013 in Gardena, CA. See below for class outline and more information.
Power Point: Apologetics Without Apologies (March, 2005, San Antonio)evidenceforchristianity
Notes to accompany Apologetics Without Apologies
Apologetics: Explaining and defending the reasons for belief in God and in
the Bible.
Jonathan Swift: ??It is impossible to reason a person out of a thing which they were
not reasoned into in the first place.??
Epistemology: How do we know.
William of Ockham:
Nothing is assumed as evident unless it is known per se, is evident by experience,
or is proved by authority of scripture.
Recently, when requested for notes about prophecies of the Messiah, we discovered that, for some reason, this power point and notes are not posted at the site! I apologize for the oversight. Here are notes and a power point by Dr. John Oakes on this very important topic.
Outline for From Shadow to Reality
OT Theme: The Messiah is coming
NT Theme: The Messiah is here
Jesus is priest, prophet and king. Jesus brings together the entire OT.
Jesus says: Everything must be fulfilled that was written about me Luke 24:44
These are the scriptures that testify about me. Jn 6:39,40 I am the fulfillment of the OT...
Michael Burns gave a presentation on The Resurrection World View at the 2015 ICEC at York College in York, Nebraska June 19 and 20, 2015. The class included a historical analysis of the concept of resurrection, an in-depth analysis of the evidence for the resurrection, but also emphasized the implications, both personally and for the entire human condition which comes with the resurrection of Jesus. The power point is attached. The audio for this and for all the classes from the 2015 ICEC will be available within a week at www.ipibooks.com
Notes to accompany MORMONISM (The Churchof Jesus Christof the Latter Day Saints)
Founder: Joseph Smith (1805 – 1844)
HISTORY:
Joseph Smith
Born in Vermont, 1805, raised in rural New YorkState...
Dr. John Oakes did a presentation at Kings College, London 6/12/14 on evidence that Jesus is who the Bible says he is. This is not brand new material, but it is the first time this combination of material about who Jesus is, about his miracles and his fulfillment of prophecy in one class, so I though I would post it.
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Dr. John Oakes did a presentation at Kings College, London 6/12/14 on evidence that Jesus is who the Bible says he is. This is not brand new material, but it is the first time this combination of material about who Jesus is, about his miracles and his fulfillment of prophecy in one class, so I though I would post it.
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Dr, John Oakes is giving a series of classes on the Holy Spirit for the staff of the San Diego Church of Christ. The first class is on the Role of The Holy Spirit in our Lives. The second is The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts. These will be followed by classes on The Holy Spirit in the Old Testamentt. Notes and audio are attached.
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Dr. John Oakes taught on Calvinism–its history, basic theology and reasons to reject its basic tenets–in Manila Jan 23, 2016. The notes and power point are included.
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Dr. John Oakes gave a talk titled Evidence for Jesus at the Jesus Conference in San Diego, California March, 21, 2015. The class covers the claims of Jesus and reasonable response to those claims, as well as messianic prophecies.
Jesus and Christian Apologetics. A class taught by John Oakes PhD 9/26/09, on question, Who is Jesus Christ and evidence that the real Jesus is the Jesus of the gospels. See the notes below and the attached Power Point.
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This power point is for a class given by Dr. John Oakes at the 2012 ICEC at UCLA October 20, 2012. The focus is on the radical claims of Jesus and why, based on the evidence from filfilled prophecy and the miracles of Jesus, a reasonable person will conclude that Jesus’ claims about himself are believable.
Dr. John Oakes did a presentation on the resurrection for the Berlin Church of Christ 7/19/2012. His power point and notes were updated and are attached here:
A description of the Bible's teaching on the Rapture which is what Revelation 4:1 is about. If you want to see a video version of this series in 5 minute clips go to http://community.webshots.com/user/matav1
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Notes to Accompany "A History of Science and Christianity"
The ancient world: Chaos vs Cosmos
1. Thales (585 BC) Predicted a Solar Eclipse: Nature is predictable. Cosmos
and the human mind.
Melvin Calvin (atheist expert on the chemical origin of life): ?The fundamental conviction
that the universe is ordered [cosmos] is the first and strongest tenet [of scientists].
As I try to discern the origin of that conviction, I seem to find it in a
basic notion discovered 2000 or 3000 years ago, and enunciated first in the
Western world by the ancient Hebrews: namely that the universe is governed by
a single God, and is not the product of the whims of many gods, each governing
his own province, according to his own laws. This monotheistic view seems to be
the historical foundation of modern science.?...
Notes to accompany "Reflections on the Passion of the Christ."
Many have been shocked by the movie, The Passion of the Christ.
Not the kind of movie to see many times. Not bringing in popcorn.
Rev 13:8 In God?s eyes, Jesus is a ?lamb, slain from the creation of the world.?
God had this in mind all along.
We should have know it was coming...
Notes to accompany HOW WE GOT THE BIBLE
Many have claimed that the Old Testament contains a number of myths and legends which were created by Jewish writers in the two or three centuries before the time of Christ or soon thereafter. Others would claim that most of the New Testament was written well into the late second century AD by Christian apologists who were creating a Jesus very different from the historical person. They would claim that the gospels are not an eye-witness account at all. Another common claim is that the original writings of the apostles were radically edited by the Catholic Church in the period after the conversion of the Roman Empire, to reflect Catholic doctrine. These people would claim that the doctrines found in the New Testament are very different from the original teachings of Jesus Christ. Still others will claim
that there were additional gospels written by the apostles which were excluded by leaders in the early church because of their bias against certain teachings...
Notes to accompany Daniel Power Point Presentation
Background to Daniel:
Theme: God Rules the Nations, Do Not Fear!
Main messages:
1. How to stay pure and uncorrupted?to maintain your integrity in a world
in which you are surrounded by unbelievers.
2. God is in control. He will protect his people. Do not fear. God will deal
with those who persecute or otherwise oppose your service for him...
Notas para Daniel, Profeta a Las Naciones abajo
Destinatarios principales de la carta: los jud?os que sufr?an durante la persecuci?n
de Ant?oco Ep?fanes. Hay que notar que este es un paralelo cercano a Apocalipsis,
cuyos destinatarios principales eran los disc?pulos que sufr?an bajo la intensa
persecuci?n del Imperio Romano durante los primeros dos siglos...
Notes to accompany: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES
Background and History.
Founded by Charles Russel
Russel was influenced by the Adventist movement (let to the 7th DayAdventistChurch)
The Adventist/Millerite movement began in the 1830?s
William Miller used Daniel 8:14and Daniel 9:25(a very odd connection) to calculate
that the millennial reign would come in October, 1844...
Notas para
Mormonismo / LA IGLESIA DE JESUCRISTO DE LOS SANTOS DE LOS ULTIMOS DIAS
? Fundador: Jos? Smith (1805-1844)
HISTORIA:
? Jos? Smith. Nacido en Vermont, 1805, criado en el ?rea rural de Nueva
York.
? No fu? conocido por haber tenido un trabajo regular.
? Se volvi? estafador de la gente. Era un charlat?n religioso.
? Adivinando, cazador de tesoros...
Notes to accompany ISLAM (literally, submit the will in Arabic)
Founder: Muhammad. About 570 ? 632 AD, in Mecca, in modern Saudi Arabia.
Roughly 1 billion Muslims in the world.
Location: Northern Africa, almost the entire Middle East, Pakistan Afghanistan,
Bangaladesh, India, Albania, Indonesia and the Phillipines, with scatterings elsewhere...
PROFECIAS MESIANICAS
Prop?sito: ayudar a aquellos que son esc?pticos o les falta suficiente fe a
moverlos m?s all? de alg?n punto en su estudio b?blico.
Juan 5:39,40 Pregunta: ?qu? es lo que Jes?s est? afirmando aqu??. Que el AT escrito
cientos de a?os antes de que naciera hablaba de ?l. Imagina las implicaciones
de lo que afirmaba.
Lucas 24:44 Jes?s est? afirmando que en ?l se han cumplido todas las profes?as
del Mes?as...
NOTES FOR FULL DANIEL CLASS
Background to Daniel:
Theme: God Rules the Nations, Do Not Fear!
Main messages:
1. How to stay pure and uncorrupted-to maintain your integrity in a world
in which you are surrounded by unbelievers.
2. God is in control. He will protect his people. Do not fear. God will deal
with those who persecute or otherwise oppose your service for him.
Principle Audience:
Jews who suffered under the persecutions of Antiochus Epiphanes (167-164 BC)
Things that make Daniel unique...
De La Sombra a la Realidad
Tema del AT: el Mesías viene.
Tema del NT: el Mesías está aquí.
Jesús es sacerdote, profeta y rey. Jesús junta consigo todo el AT.
Jesús dice: "Que había de cumplirse todo lo que está escrito de mí". Lc 24:44.
Estas son las escrituras que testifican sobre mí. Juan 6:39-40. Yo soy el cumplimiento del AT.
I. Prefiguras históricas. 2 P 2:4-8. Dios nos enseña. 1 Co 10:11. Ro 15:4...
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The Great Awakening: Jonathan Edwards 1740?s, 50?s, ?Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.?
A revivalist.
(The Puritans became the Congregational
Church)
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liness/Pietism movement Arminian theology. Emphasis on conversion, personal relationship with
God. Led to the idea of adult confirmation...
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Audacious Claims of Jesus
Who Is the Real Jesus?
2. SageSage
ProphetProphet
LiarLiar
Crazy personCrazy person
MessiahMessiah
Son of ManSon of Man
God in the fleshGod in the flesh
Legend/MythLegend/Myth
Man (ie. mere man)Man (ie. mere man)
An important religious leader amongAn important religious leader among
manymany
3. I. Is Jesus just one of many similarI. Is Jesus just one of many similar
religious leaders?religious leaders?
Confucius Joseph Smith
5. Is Jesus a Guru?
A Great Prophet?
One of Many
Important
Spiritual
Leaders?
Lao Tzu
Buddha
Muhammad?
Baha’u’llah
Moses
6. Our OutlineOur Outline
I. The Claims of JesusI. The Claims of Jesus
II. Messianic PropheciesII. Messianic Prophecies
III. The ResurrectionIII. The Resurrection
7. II. The Claims of JesusII. The Claims of Jesus
If we can assume the gospels faithfullyIf we can assume the gospels faithfully
record the claims of Jesus then he is either:record the claims of Jesus then he is either:
• CrazyCrazy
• A manipulative liar OrA manipulative liar Or
• The Messiah and Son of God.The Messiah and Son of God.
8. Jesus:
“ These are the scriptures that testify about
me” John 5:39
Imagine the audacity!
9. John 6:35, 51 I am the bread of life
Response:They argued among themselves
John 8:46 Can anyone prove me guilty of sin?
Response: Is this guy crazy?
John 8:58 Before Abraham was born, I AM
Response: Picked up stones to stone him.
John 10:30 I and the Father are one.
Response: Picked up stones to stone him.
10. John 11:25-26 I am the resurrection and the life
Response (v.45-47, 53) Killed him.
Matthew 28:18 All authority in heaven and
earth has been given to me.
11. Mark 3:20-30
His family: “He is out of his mind.” (v. 21)
Rabbis: “He is possessed by a demon.” (v. 22)
Jesus: This is totally illogical
Question: How do crazy people act? Did
Jesus act this way?
Was Jesus Insane?
13. Luke 24:44
He said to them, “This is what I told you
while I was still with you: Everything must
be fulfilled that is written about me in the
Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.
John 5:39-40
You diligently study the Scriptures because
you think that by them you possess eternal
life. These are the Scriptures that testify
about me, yet you refuse to come to me to
have life.
VIII. Messianic Prophecies
14. Septuagint translation of the Old Testament
into Greek 220-150 BC
Dead Sea Scrolls.250-50 BC
17. Josephus: “When Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal
men among us, had condemned him to the cross, those that
loved him at the first did not forsake him… And the tribe of
Christians so named from him are not extinct to this day.”
Cornelius Tacitus: “Hence, to suppress the rumor, [Nero]
falsely charged with the guilt and punished with the most
exquisite tortures, the persons commonly called Christians,
who were hated for their enormities. Christus, the founder of
the name, was put to death by Pontius Pilate, procurator of
Judea in the reign of Tiberius…
Jewish Talmud “On the eve of the Passover they hangedYeshu
and the herald went before him for forty days sayingYeshu…
has practiced sorcery and beguiled and led astray Israel.
19. Question #3 Are these, in fact, prophecies
of the Messiah? (or are we taking them out
of context)
Hint: If the Jews themselves
acknowledged them to be messianic, that
is very strong evidence.
20. Question #4 Could Jesus, planning on
deceiving the people into believing he
was the Messiah, have read the Old
Testament and tried to fulfill all the
prophecies?
21.
22. Isaiah 53:1-13:
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of
sorrows, familiar with suffering. (v. 3)
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was
crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that
brought us peace was upon him, and by his
wounds we are healed. (v. 5) (John 19:31-37)
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not
open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the
slaughter and as a sheep before her shearers is
silent, so he did not open his mouth. (v. 7)
23.
24. Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathrah, though you are small
among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are
from old, from ancient times.
Isaiah 9:1,6
In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the
land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee
of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the
Jordan…. For to us a child is born… And he will be
called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting
Father, Prince of Peace.
25.
26.
27. Psalm 22:16-18
Dogs have surrounded me;
a band of evil men have encircled me,
they have pierced my hands and my feet.
I can count all my bones; (John 19:3-37)
people stare and gloat over me.
They divide my garments among them
and cast lots for my clothing. (John 19:23,24)
28.
29. Zechariah 11:12,13
I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay;
but if not, keep it.” so they paid me thirty pieces of
silver. (Matthew 26:14-16)
And the Lord said to me,
“Throw it to the potter”—
the handsome price at
which they priced me!
So I took the thirty
pieces of silver and
threw them into the
house of the Lord, to the
potter. (Matthew 27:3-8)
30. Daniel 9:24-26
Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and
your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin,
to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting
righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to
anoint the most holy.
Know and understand this: From the issuing of the
decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the
Anointed One, the ruler comes, there will be seven
‘sevens’ and sixty two ‘sevens’
Decree of Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:12-26) 458 BC
458 BC - 490 years = -32 (no zero BC)
31. Be born in Bethlehem
Be raised in Galilee near Nazareth
Be despised and rejected by men
Be meek and silent before his accusers
Be “pierced”
Be crucified
Have his garments divided and gambled over
Be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver
Come to Jerusalem to make atonement for sin in about AD 33
And many more….
Was all this an accident, or did God plan all along for the death
of Christ for forgiveness of sins? What do you think?
Man, Myth or Messiah?
32. John 3:19 “Destroy this
temple, and I will raise it
again in three days.”
Fact: The tomb was empty.
Fact:The resurrection was
preached, beginning in
Jerusalem.
Fact: There were more than
500 eye-witnesses to the
resurrection. 1 Cor 15:3-6.
38. Josephus AD 38-100
About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man. For he was one
who wrought surprising feats and was a teacher of such
people as accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews
and many of the Greeks. When Pilate, upon hearing
him accused by men of the highest standing
amongst us, had condemned him to be crucified,
those who had in the first place come to love him
did not give up their affection for him. The prophets
of God had prophesied these and countless other marvelous
things about him. And the tribe of Christians, so called after
him, has still to this day not disappeared.
Antiquities 18:3:3
39. To squelch the rumor [that he had started the Great
fire in Rome], Nero created scapegoats and subjected
to the most refined tortures those whom the common
people called ‘Christians,’ [a group] hated for their
abominable crimes. Their name comes from Christ,
who, during the reign of Tiberius, had been executed
by the procurator Pontius Pilate.
Annals 15.44
40. On the eve of Passover they hung Yeshu
Babylonian Sanhedrin 43a-b
Talmud (1st
and 2nd
Century AD)
41. From the very beginning, the
church unanimously claimed that
Jesus was resurrected
Acts 2:24 But God raised him from
the dead…
How else to explain the growth of
the church?
42. The tomb was emptyThe tomb was empty
If not….If not….
They could not have preachedThey could not have preached
the resurrectionthe resurrection
43. 1.1. Jesus’ body was taken from the tomb.Jesus’ body was taken from the tomb.
2.2. Jesus did not actually die (swoonJesus did not actually die (swoon
theory).theory).
3.3. Jesus was bodily resurrected from theJesus was bodily resurrected from the
dead.dead.
44. The Stolen Body Theory
Who would have stolen the body?
• The Jews?
• The Romans?
• The disciples?
Could they have stolen the body?
Did they, in fact, steal the body?
46. The Swoon Theory
Beaten to the point of near death.
No food or water for more than two
days.
Crucified and died.
Pierced with a sword.
Separated blood and “water”
(plasma)
47. The Mass Hallucination Theory
The women at the tomb.
Peter and John.
The twelve apostles, including
doubting Thomas.
Many other appearances.
Over 500 witnesses.
Do hallucinations eat fish?
48. The Resurrection Simplifies ThingsThe Resurrection Simplifies Things
But what about those who never heard?But what about those who never heard?
But what about the supposedBut what about the supposed
contradiction in the Bible?contradiction in the Bible?
Jesus was raised from the dead…..Jesus was raised from the dead…..
49. ConclusionConclusion
Because Jesus fulfilled the propheciesBecause Jesus fulfilled the prophecies
of the Messiah and because he wasof the Messiah and because he was
resurrected, the only reasonableresurrected, the only reasonable
conclusion is that Jesus is who he saidconclusion is that Jesus is who he said
he is. Messiah, Lord, God-in-the fleshhe is. Messiah, Lord, God-in-the flesh
and the one with all authority in ourand the one with all authority in our
lives.lives.
What is your response?What is your response?