FINAL WARNING: The Curtain Falls
regarded as the most accurate of the Gospels, even though it is
believed to have been written over a period of years by theologians, at
the Greek city of Ephesus, who in 100 AD, sought to fill the void in the
contents of the other three. John has the risen Jesus being seen by
only Mary Magdalene, where in other books, other women
accompanied her; and also singles her out as being a primary
mourner. This hint at a more intimate relationship has given rise to a
theory as to the actual role that Mary had in the life of Jesus. In the
other three gospels, the Last Supper is portrayed as a Passover meal,
after which Jesus was crucified; however in John, the crucifixion
occurred before the Passover, whereby John puts more emphasis on
the foot washing that occurred. This discrepancy had been explained
by saying that John was using the lunar calendar, while the others
were using the solar calendar, however, it is now believed that John’s
purpose was to present Jesus as the Passover Lamb of the Jews, who
is killed as their sacrifice. Where in Luke, only Peter goes to inspect
the tomb; in John, it was Peter and John. Critics claim that the story of
Doubting Thomas (John 20:19-31) wasn’t true, based on the premise
that Jesus was tied to the cross, rather than nailed. Some have even
claimed that there was “no historical proof that he (John) ever existed.”Simon Peter, the “Rock” upon whom Jesus said He would build His
church, was believed to be the first to ‘see’ Jesus after the
resurrection, and it was through his efforts that the philosophy of
Christianity was perpetuated. The primary contention is that the New
Testament was doctored to present Jesus as being divine. Because
Jesus was not of the priestly tribe of the Levites, it was necessary to
validate His claims so that He would be accepted by the early
Christians. In the Book of Hebrews, completed before the fall of Rome
around 68, Jesus was described as being a perfect priest after the
order of Melchizedek, who in Genesis was referred to as a priest of the
most high God, yet neither was he a Levite. The Book of Hebrews, said
to be written by Paul, also refers to the presence of Jesus in Heaven,
but never refers to a physical resurrection.Books such as Forgotten Worlds by Robert Charroux (1971), and
Resurrection: Myth or Reality? by John Shelby Spong (1994), have
questioned the authenticity of the Bible. In a 1977 book, called The
Myth of God Incarnate, 7 scholars and professors from prominent
American seminaries seriously questioned whether Jesus was Lord,