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The men known as Jesus in the New Testament: Part One, No. 1: What the Bible actually says

Jesus chases out money changers.

The men known as Jesus in the New Testament

Part One, No. 1: What the Bible Actually says

Contents

1. Background for inquiry and biographical sketches

2. Jesus: Portraits of Warrior and Pacifist

3. Saul’s Warrior Christ

4. Jesus the hedonist

5. Hell and Jesus

6. Sex as a religious rite

7. Jesus birth and heritage

8. Was Jesus homosexual?

9. The non-forgiving Jesus

10. Jesus and the Holy Spirit

11. Bibliography

12. End Notes

What the Bible Actually says


1. Background for inquiry and biographical sketches

When I was a small child with no one to play with, no family to speak with, no pets, no life of my own, I read the bible to find the “words of comfort” uttered by a man whom, I was told in Sunday School, loved little children and invited them to be with him at any time...

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Hell: Interpretation, Psychology and History of an Idea

For centuries hell was cursed and used as a curse against those who did not agree with a rigid religious mistranslation of a single word. The modern-day Hell is Scandinavian in origin (first used in Iceland) and has no relationship to the word used in the Bible, Qur'an or other religious literature. It is the abuse of the word, its mistranslation and misinterpretation that has cost millions their lives and today is one of the roots of suicides among young teenagers in the USA and other "faith-based" nations. What can be done to stop this epidemic?Read More
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Is the Rapture coming?

Harold Camping predicted the world would come to an end on May 21, 2011, and that the believers in Jesus would experience a rapture and rise into heaven. It did not happen, nor has it happened at any time in the past when it was predicted by prophets, priests, and pastors. When will the rapture come?Read More