In a new book by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Timothy Paul Jones, the author tackles common conspiracy theories involving Jesus. The book entitled, Conspiracies of the Cross: How to Intelligently Counter the Ten Most Popular Theories that Attack the Gospel of Jesus, addresses the following ten conspiracy theories.
- The New Testament Gospels and the traditions of the Resurrection emerged too late to represent eyewitness testimony.
- Early church leaders eliminated many books from the New Testament; some of these ‘lost scriptures’ were the sacred texts of the first Christians.
- Early Christian leaders selected sacred books and essential beliefs to protect the church’s power structures—not to testify to historical truth about Jesus. Other books and beliefs were violently suppressed.
- The Gospels and other New Testament writings were copied so poorly and edited so thoroughly that the meanings of entire books have changed.
- With few exceptions, the acts and sayings in the New Testament Gospels do not represent actual, historical happenings.
- Jesus never existed at all.
- The Dead Sea Scrolls and perhaps even the New Testament books include encoded secrets about Jesus.
- Jesus married Mary Magdalene and founded a physical dynasty.
- Jesus was never buried, and he never rose from the dead. Dogs and other wild animals consumed His body.
- Since miracles are always improbable, the resurrection of Jesus cannot be considered as a historical event, regardless of how much historical evidence supports it.
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