The Last Western Heretic - Lloyd Geering part6

A documentary about the New Zealand theologian Lloyd Geering. Broadcast on TVNZ 12 Jan 2008.

Part 6 - the bible

Watch the whole thing here:
http://nz.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BA1273B1BAB3B174

Geering is Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Victoria University, Wellington. He holds a D.D. from the University of Otago, a Masters Degree in Mathematics and was a minister in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand and turned to theological teaching in 1956. He was tried and found not guilty of heresy in 1967 by the PCANZ. Geering is a controversial commentator on theological issues and considers Christian and Muslim fundamentalism to be a social evil.

In 1967 Professor Geering gained a high profile when the Presbyterian Church charged him with heresy for his radical beliefs. During his "trial" he claimed that the remains of Jesus lay somewhere in Palestine, and that the resurrection had been wrongfully interpreted by churches as a resuscitation of the body of Jesus. He also rejects the notion that God is a supernatural being who created and continues to look over the world.

He is a member of the Jesus Seminar and a participant in the program Living the Questions, an alternative to the Evangelical Alpha course; he is also a member of the Sea of Faith Network.

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[roscoebrowne2]

good stuff

[TheMarathonomahos]

@BereanRedneck Because they clearly contradict one another. No common fact has two contradictions little own four.

[webtvmaster]

@BereanRedneck @BereanRedneck You really want a SHORT answer to that question? Why don't you go do some proper research into the New Testament (its history, how it came to be written/edited/collated) and come back in a few months, and tell me why Geering (and not just him, but basically all trained biblical scholars) agree that the Gospels present a distorted picture of the historical Jesus?

[webtvmaster]

@BereanRedneck You really want a SHORT answer to that question? Why don't you go do some proper research into the New Testament (its history, how it came to be written/edited/collated) and come back in a few months, and tell me why Geering (and not just him, but basically all trained biblical scholars) agree that the Gospels present a distorted picture of the historical Jesus?

[beepmeepbeep]

Wow, this should get way more attention.

[BereanRedneck]

It's clear to see that this man is not a Christian, unless he's accurate in believing that the Gospels are false stories of Jesus. Why does he believe that?