History has progressed as World Encounter > World Viewing > World Making
Includes excellent references regarding the historical accounts of Jesus
OUTLINE: (1) Claims of Jesus (How did Jesus see Himself?); (2) How did others see Jesus? (3) Claims of Christ versus those of other religious leaders; (4) Implications of the claims of Christ
The implications of the claims of Christ are (1) Truth cannot be regarded as subjective, (2) language cannot be just self-referential noise, and (3) history must have an over-arcing meaning.
Quote (Napoleon Bonaparte): "I defy you to cite another life like that of Christ."
Quote (Joe Boot): "Every aspect of the life of Christ, when we take it as a whole, ends up redefining history itself."
Quote (Joe Boot): "The doctrine of revelation from a personal God is uniquely Christian."
Quote (Joe Boot): "Jesus' claims are singular."
Quote (Joe Boot): "If Christ is who He claims to be, then the implications for all of reality are monumental."
Quote (Joe Boot): "Biblical scholars have identified 456 Messianic passages in the OT, 558 references to ancient rabbinic writings support these, and of those about 109 are distinct Messianic prophesies that the Messiah would have to fulfill. The probability of one person fulfilling just 20 of these by chance is less than 1 in 1,125,000,000,000."
Quote (Joe Boot): "The person of Christ is the most compelling apologetic." ( )