Jesus: Man, Myth or Messiah? Part 1 of Jacoby's Opening Statements

Jacoby's opening statements (part 1) in the debate on the question "Jesus: Man, Myth or Messiah? was sponsored by the Apologetics Research Society (ARS) as part of its 2009 International Christian Evidences Conference. Houston Baptist University was the venue for this cordial but spirited debate. . Douglas Jacoby argued in the affirmative. The Historical Jesus and the Christ of Faith are one and the same. Self-styled Christian atheist Robert Price claimed that the New Testament picture of Jesus is legendary, paralleled by myths in other ancient religions. An irony of the debate is that Douglas Jacoby received his Masters in Theological Studies in New Testament from (liberal) Harvard Divinity School, while Robert Price received his Masters in Theological Studies in New Testament from (conservative) Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Both speakers have doctorates from Drew University. You will find the exchange both engaging and enlightening. It will build your faith in the reliability of the Bible and in Jesus Christ. For additional debates, books, audio and video instruction, visit our website. DR. DOUGLAS JACOBY is an international Christian speaker and writer, and has lectured in nearly 90 nations. Among his books are Genesis, Science and History, Shining like Stars, The Quiver, and Jesus and Islam. He is principal instructor in the Athens Institute of Ministry. His interests include cosmology, biology, world religions, and ancient languages. Jacoby holds degrees from Duke, Harvard, and Drew. His websites are douglasjacoby.com and jacobypremium.com. DR. ROBERT PRICE is a Fellow of the Jesus Seminar, Professor of Theology and Scriptural Studies at Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary, and Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry Institute. Price is a prolific writer, and his books include Beyond Born Again, Deconstructing Jesus, and The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man. He serves as editor of The Journal of Higher Criticism. He holds two PhDs from Drew University.

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[smithjustinn]

You can see Prices side if you look up skepticon he gave a speech at one. I wouldn't put much stock in it as even the Agnostic historical Jesus scholar Bart Erhman and the new Atheist Richard Dawkins concede that Yeshua was propaly an actual person.

[chrisgordillo]

Robert Price could of put his portion up but I don't see it. Maybe he is the one that is scared?

[xNoReligionx]

Its amazing how people can convince themselves of something just because they want it to be so.

This guy is a moron and all his arguments are are weak at best.

[008ripken]

What a puss! Doesn't post the whole debate? Even as a fellow christian I find this cowardly and dishonest. A shame on any professional debator! Too bad for you Jacoby, too bad! You make cowards of all of us!

[online4videos]

I want to hear Dr. Price's comments. Why is Douglas Jacoby only posting ONE side of the debate? What are you afraid of in Dr. Price's assertion that Jesus never existed?

[Brascofarian]

ah... posting one side of a debate... propaganda. Waste of time

[OllieMugwump]

The disciples, though I prefer 'cult-members', clearly had the same mentality as Islamist suicide bombers today.

[Transformers217]

@MisterBoswell That's the OT, not the NT. The difference is that the nutty stuff in the OT could of happened. While whatever anybody tries to add to the NT, doesn't add up.

[MisterBoswell]

Now, I'm am in no way arguing for the authenticity of the pseudepigraphal works, I'm just saying that if you zoom in and pigeon hole such differences then you can argue for the exculsion of just about anything from any group.

I mean, you talk about a preaching dog, yet in the OT, Balaam's donkey spoke to him and chastised him for his cruelty. Not to mention the talking snake in Eden.

Anyway, I may just be nitpicking here, but I just don't think that's good logic that you used there. Bad omen.