Part I
In this chapter Norm finally arrives to Jerusalem where he describes what he sees and he finally gets to take in what the Old City is like. He is shown to his room and then wanders around the streets looking for something to eat (39). He describes that his first few days in Jerusalem were an intoxicating blend of wonder and welcome (39). He also describes the different prayer sessions that happen frequently. Later on in this chapter he gets the chance to meet up with his roommate’s uncle to head to the Dead Sea, to the ruins of Qumran. In this chapter we also are taught a lot about John the Baptist. I think the majority of the chapter dealt with him and Jesus as well as the Dead Sea Scrolls. We learn that John the Baptist and Jesus were “cousins” and that John the Baptist also baptized Jesus (42).
Part II
Throughout this chapter there are many comparisons between Josephus and the Gospels. Like in class, Fisk brings up the point of the criterion of “embarrassment” and the criterion of “multiple attestation”. He used the example of John baptizing Jesus and how there is no way that Christians would ever invent a story like that which would make Jesus look inferior to someone else (42). This could make you wonder about if Jesus was as perfect as what we are taught today. Something that I have never heard before and that was new to me was the fact that Guilder suggested that Jesus was John’s disciple before branching out on his own. One last thing that really stood out was when Norm mentioned something from John 3:30 about how in the Gospels, John’s death is a major event, not only because it removes Jesus’ competition but also because it vividly demonstrates to Jesus the perils along his own path (69). This was something that was new to me and something I had never been taught. I never even knew that John was considered to be Jesus’ competition.
In this chapter Norm finally arrives to Jerusalem where he describes what he sees and he finally gets to take in what the Old City is like. He is shown to his room and then wanders around the streets looking for something to eat (39). He describes that his first few days in Jerusalem were an intoxicating blend of wonder and welcome (39). He also describes the different prayer sessions that happen frequently. Later on in this chapter he gets the chance to meet up with his roommate’s uncle to head to the Dead Sea, to the ruins of Qumran. In this chapter we also are taught a lot about John the Baptist. I think the majority of the chapter dealt with him and Jesus as well as the Dead Sea Scrolls. We learn that John the Baptist and Jesus were “cousins” and that John the Baptist also baptized Jesus (42).
Part II
Throughout this chapter there are many comparisons between Josephus and the Gospels. Like in class, Fisk brings up the point of the criterion of “embarrassment” and the criterion of “multiple attestation”. He used the example of John baptizing Jesus and how there is no way that Christians would ever invent a story like that which would make Jesus look inferior to someone else (42). This could make you wonder about if Jesus was as perfect as what we are taught today. Something that I have never heard before and that was new to me was the fact that Guilder suggested that Jesus was John’s disciple before branching out on his own. One last thing that really stood out was when Norm mentioned something from John 3:30 about how in the Gospels, John’s death is a major event, not only because it removes Jesus’ competition but also because it vividly demonstrates to Jesus the perils along his own path (69). This was something that was new to me and something I had never been taught. I never even knew that John was considered to be Jesus’ competition.
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