Is Jesus Divine?
Kyung Joon KimPaperback 2010-10-01
Publisher Description
Is Jesus Divine thoroughly examines all the evidences of Jesus� deity regarding his Messianic views, personality, and behavior while analyzing with cultural and psychological perspectives as well. The investigation produced compelling, objective evidences for Jesus� claims of divinity.
Christian thinkers have relegated Christian truths to a subjective domain of personal experiences only devoid of objective foundation. By abandoning rational approaches, the development of contemporary churches� apologetics has been mainly dependent on subjective approaches such as mythical feelings or encounters with the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Consequently, the arguments for Christian faith have lacked credibility and were largely ignored by outsiders. The Bible, on the other hand, provides more than enough plausible evidences and does not ignore human rationality but rather appeals to it.
Author Kyung Joon Kim shares that one does not need to abandon either faith or reason but needs both to better comprehend the claims of Jesus. Even though the Bible states firmly Jesus is both God and human, the dispute over the divine and human nature of Jesus has been an age-old issue throughout the church history. To settle this issue one must carefully investigate the claims of Jesus and his disciples with a proper understanding of the Messianic view in the Old Testament. After years of investigation, the author gathered numerous evidences of Jesus� deity. The author claims the credibility of Jesus� claims for his deity can be largely determined by examining the records in the Bible with a rational approach.
Even though most Christians agree that the Messiah is the central figure in the Old Testament, they do not really understand how extensively the Messianic theme runs through the entire Old Testament. In Part 1, the view of the Messiah in the Old Testament is presented by examining Messianic types and prophecies. It is critical to assess how thoroughly Jesus understood the Old Testament view of the Messiah. However, Jesus� view of the Messiah was completely different from all other Jews including his own disciples.
The Jews always believed a political Messiah to reclaim the glory of the Davidic kingdom. Israelites have never accepted even the thought of the sacrifice of the Messiah�s life for the forgiveness of their sin. They still reject Jesus as the Messiah because of his death on the cross. Jesus, on the other hand, taught the Messiah must suffer, die, resurrect, ascend back to heaven, and come back again. He, with supernatural insight, used many types and prophecies in the Old Testament to explain his Messianic mission. The validity of Jesus� unique view of the Messiah is extensively examined against the Old Testament view of the Messiah. The validity of Jesus' claim of fulfillment of Messianic types and prophecies is also examined based on the records in the New Testament. It is astonishing to discover how extensively Jesus fulfilled Messianic prophecies and types with marvelous precision.
In Part 2, Jesus� personality, behavior, and ministry skill are examined with various perspectives. With a special insight on the issues of the human heart, Jesus successfully transformed his disciples� hearts to make them new people inside out. He accomplished the world evangelization by imparting his vision of the Messianic kingdom and transforming his unschooled, slow-learning disciples to dedicated leaders of the early church. He criticized Pharisee�s hypocrisy which was a natural outcome of their performance-based righteousness. He was completely free from world views and traditional practices of his contemporary society. A brief summary of evidences of Jesus� resurrection and comparison between Jesus and other religious founders is also presented.
The primary target audiences are Bible and seminary students and biblical scholars searching for decisive evidences of the divinity of Jesus. This book also targets a secondary market of young Christians who desire a more solid foundation of faith with a firm grasp of who Jesus is in light of his claim as the Messiah and his fulfillment of Messianic prophecies and types in the Old Testament.
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Publisher Description
Is Jesus Divine thoroughly examines all the evidences of Jesus� deity regarding his Messianic views, personality, and behavior while analyzing with cultural and psychological perspectives as well. The investigation produced compelling, objective evidences for Jesus� claims of divinity.
Christian thinkers have relegated Christian truths to a subjective domain of personal experiences only devoid of objective foundation. By abandoning rational approaches, the development of contemporary churches� apologetics has been mainly dependent on subjective approaches such as mythical feelings or encounters with the power of the Holy Spirit.
�
Consequently, the arguments for Christian faith have lacked credibility and were largely ignored by outsiders. The Bible, on the other hand, provides more than enough plausible evidences and does not ignore human rationality but rather appeals to it.
Author Kyung Joon Kim shares that one does not need to abandon either faith or reason but needs both to better comprehend the claims of Jesus. Even though the Bible states firmly Jesus is both God and human, the dispute over the divine and human nature of Jesus has been an age-old issue throughout the church history. To settle this issue one must carefully investigate the claims of Jesus and his disciples with a proper understanding of the Messianic view in the Old Testament. After years of investigation, the author gathered numerous evidences of Jesus� deity. The author claims the credibility of Jesus� claims for his deity can be largely determined by examining the records in the Bible with a rational approach.
Even though most Christians agree that the Messiah is the central figure in the Old Testament, they do not really understand how extensively the Messianic theme runs through the entire Old Testament. In Part 1, the view of the Messiah in the Old Testament is presented by examining Messianic types and prophecies. It is critical to assess how thoroughly Jesus understood the Old Testament view of the Messiah. However, Jesus� view of the Messiah was completely different from all other Jews including his own disciples.
The Jews always believed a political Messiah to reclaim the glory of the Davidic kingdom. Israelites have never accepted even the thought of the sacrifice of the Messiah�s life for the forgiveness of their sin. They still reject Jesus as the Messiah because of his death on the cross. Jesus, on the other hand, taught the Messiah must suffer, die, resurrect, ascend back to heaven, and come back again. He, with supernatural insight, used many types and prophecies in the Old Testament to explain his Messianic mission. The validity of Jesus� unique view of the Messiah is extensively examined against the Old Testament view of the Messiah. The validity of Jesus' claim of fulfillment of Messianic types and prophecies is also examined based on the records in the New Testament. It is astonishing to discover how extensively Jesus fulfilled Messianic prophecies and types with marvelous precision.
In Part 2, Jesus� personality, behavior, and ministry skill are examined with various perspectives. With a special insight on the issues of the human heart, Jesus successfully transformed his disciples� hearts to make them new people inside out. He accomplished the world evangelization by imparting his vision of the Messianic kingdom and transforming his unschooled, slow-learning disciples to dedicated leaders of the early church. He criticized Pharisee�s hypocrisy which was a natural outcome of their performance-based righteousness. He was completely free from world views and traditional practices of his contemporary society. A brief summary of evidences of Jesus� resurrection and comparison between Jesus and other religious founders is also presented.
The primary target audiences are Bible and seminary students and biblical scholars searching for decisive evidences of the divinity of Jesus. This book also targets a secondary market of young Christians who desire a more solid foundation of faith with a firm grasp of who Jesus is in light of his claim as the Messiah and his fulfillment of Messianic prophecies and types in the Old Testament.