theories on why Christ didn't record

It is my understanding that Jesus is credited with writing none of the chapters of the Bible. He is in them but believed to have authored none of them.

I find it preplexing that God sends his only son to earth for man's salvation leaving a book they will follow for 2000 years plus in his absense thus giving Jesus responsiblity for all man's salavation for that day and every day after.

The book already was destined to become the path and the way for largest religion on the planet instead gets reinterpreted over and over....rephrased, new chapters added by different churches and spawns 300-400 (maybe over 500 counting non denominational) different churches each having a similar but slightly different interpretation with the word of God sent down through his son Jesus.

I say this to you because a lot of this would never have happened in all likelyhood if Jesus had actually taken upon himself to write those NT chapters but instead he does not and as a result Christians have ever since been unable to come to a consensus on the Bible.

What are some of the Christian theories as to why he choose not to write any of the chapters of the Bible?

What's even stranger than this is the fact that the scriptures say Jesus is the only begotten son when in fact there's another scripture that states all the angels are sons of the true God.

Weird huh?

robtex said:

I find it preplexing that God sends his only son to earth for man's salvation leaving a book they will follow for 2000 years plus in his absense thus giving Jesus responsiblity for all man's salavation for that day and every day after.

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Theories? Don't need one..... it's all right there in the Book.

It was not a book that Jesus wanted believers to follow, but his chosen successors the Apostles.

Those Apostles were to choose men to follow them and continue the ministry..... and so on and so on....... and that same group remains to this day.

robtex said:

What are some of the Christian theories as to why he choose not to write any of the chapters of the Bible?

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The entire Bible is but just one word: Jesus...... and he was there to write every single word.
Peace,
Scott

SOGFPP said:

The entire Bible is but just one word: Jesus...... and he was there to write every single word. Peace,Scott

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It is my understand that he didn't write a single word of it. (and on a sidenote followers of Judism may have something to say about you saying the OT is all about Jesus).

Did he personally write any of the chapters and if so why not?

robtex said:

It is my understand that he didn't write a single word of it.

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He wrote every word.

(and on a sidenote followers of Judism may have something to say about you saying the OT is all about Jesus).

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I'm not a member of the Jewish faith, so what's your point?

Did he personally write any of the chapters and if so why not?

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Personally? No.

Why not? Oral teaching..... the NT was not written for years after his death..... he entrusted his teaching to the Apostles. This ORAL tradition was then written down and eventually became the Bible..... the inspired authors of the NT did the job just fine, if I don't say so myself .

Scott

I'm sorry, but I don't understand the correlation between the Old Testament and Jesus. Would you mind explaining what you mean?

Lintu said:

I'm sorry, but I don't understand the correlation between the Old Testament and Jesus. Would you mind explaining what you mean?

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Don't be sorry, you don't understand it because it is not there. The Old Testament refers to God and many christians worship Jesus as God because of the whole trinity mystery. Jesus did agree with the laws of the Old Testament whether Christians agree with it or not, it is in the Bible. Jesus said the Law shall not change one jot nor one tittle until the heavens and earth pass. (Matthew 5:18) As to the question of why Jesus did not write the Gospels himself, I do not know. But even if he had, they would most likely have been corrupted by the "lying pens of the scribes" as the old testament has been according to Jeremiah.
Question: What were Christians called while christ was alive? They were not called Christians until after the cruciFICTION from what I have heard. Also, if Jesus is God, then to whom did he pray?

Looking at the Gospels, we see that Jesus's followers came largely from the lower class, which would have been uneducated and unable to read. After his death, it continued to be spread orally. Written records first came as letters between leaders and other churches (note that the oldest parts of the new testament are the letters of Paul). Chrstians only decided to make a systematic record once the first generation began to die.

Looking at the Gospels, we see that Jesus's followers came largely from the lower class, which would have been uneducated and unable to read.

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I was going to say that it`s possible that jesus couldn`t write.

Not many people could then but he was a preacher and read the scripture so I`d think if he could read, he could write.

Am I off here?

linwood said:

I was going to say that it`s possible that jesus couldn`t write.

Not many people could then but he was a preacher and read the scripture so I`d think if he could read, he could write.

Am I off here?

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Jesus could read (at least it is recorded that he read from the Scriptures). However, writing would not have done anything for his primary audience at the time.

What about other preachers/prophets of the day?

Are there any surviving writings from them?

Not that I know of. I am unaware of any writings of John the Baptist or Honi the Circlemaker.

fragmentsofdreams said:

Not that I know of. I am unaware of any writings of John the Baptist or Honi the Circlemaker.

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Where`s Deut when you need him?

robtex said:

It is my understand that he didn't write a single word of it...

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yeshua means salvation i believe.

the entire 'bible' is about salvation.