Part I
The seventh and final chapter of A Hitchhikers Guide to Jesus starts off with Norm in Gethsemane to study Jesus’ death and resurrection. On page 231, Norm mentions the two ideas of multiple attestation and criterion of embarrassment that confirm for him that “something memorable happened that night.” It is there where Jesus and his disciples prayed prior to his arrest. Something that stood out to me in the chapter was when Norm mentions on page 236 that Jesus’ prayers sound more like a plea for rescue than to change the divine mind. Norm defines martyrdom and compares it to Jesus and what he died for and states that Jesus’ death qualifies (239). The tomb and Jesus’ absence is one of the final themes brought up in the chapter. Norm mentions how the disciples could have seen the empty tomb and taken it for the resurrection of Jesus.
Part II
In the middle of 240, Norm asks two questions that he looks to answer in the chapter. Why did the religious leaders want Jesus dead? and why did the Roman government sentence him to death? It is pretty simple to me that Jesus posed a threat to the other religious leaders and what they stood for. Norm states that the Roman government wanted Jesus dead for similar reasons. Norm states that crucifixion was as shameful as it was painful however; there is debate for how Jesus was actually crucified. The tomb being empty was another main theme that I questioned along with Norm. Norm compares the difference in stories between the gospels and concludes that at the very least, the images of the tomb people think of and can see are merely a recreation of the original tomb. One of the last things Norm mentions is how there will always be difference in opinion between historical followers of Jesus, and Christian followers of Jesus.
The seventh and final chapter of A Hitchhikers Guide to Jesus starts off with Norm in Gethsemane to study Jesus’ death and resurrection. On page 231, Norm mentions the two ideas of multiple attestation and criterion of embarrassment that confirm for him that “something memorable happened that night.” It is there where Jesus and his disciples prayed prior to his arrest. Something that stood out to me in the chapter was when Norm mentions on page 236 that Jesus’ prayers sound more like a plea for rescue than to change the divine mind. Norm defines martyrdom and compares it to Jesus and what he died for and states that Jesus’ death qualifies (239). The tomb and Jesus’ absence is one of the final themes brought up in the chapter. Norm mentions how the disciples could have seen the empty tomb and taken it for the resurrection of Jesus.
Part II
In the middle of 240, Norm asks two questions that he looks to answer in the chapter. Why did the religious leaders want Jesus dead? and why did the Roman government sentence him to death? It is pretty simple to me that Jesus posed a threat to the other religious leaders and what they stood for. Norm states that the Roman government wanted Jesus dead for similar reasons. Norm states that crucifixion was as shameful as it was painful however; there is debate for how Jesus was actually crucified. The tomb being empty was another main theme that I questioned along with Norm. Norm compares the difference in stories between the gospels and concludes that at the very least, the images of the tomb people think of and can see are merely a recreation of the original tomb. One of the last things Norm mentions is how there will always be difference in opinion between historical followers of Jesus, and Christian followers of Jesus.
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