Bill O’Reilly Killing Jesus Is Historical Not Religious

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(CelebNMusic247-News) Bill O’Reilly Killing Jesus Is Historical Not Religious

Outspoken Roman Catholic, Bill O’Reilly is taking on of the most famous men in the world’s history, Jesus with his new book, Killing Jesus!

Bill O’Reilly’s new book Killing Jesus has a bit of shock value with the title, but he assures readers that this book is NOT a religious book, it is more like a history lesson. He claims that he’s done the research, he’s back logged the information and has now put together a better understanding on who Jesus truly was!

Bill stated in a CBS interview:

“It’s not a religious book. There’s no religion in the book, nothing. It’s all about history.”

Not only was Jesus the most famous man to everyone who walks the planet, he explains how Jesus came to his greatness and more. Now we know Bill has some years on him, but let’s be real, was he there? No. Did he speak with Jesus’ friends and family in mortal form? No. So who can actually say this is historical, because he is still gathering research and putting things together in his own interpitation which he says was inspired by his faith in the lord our savor.

Although we ask questions we do find this book to be highly interesting and a must read on a cold day this fall.

After all, we are talking here about Jesus Christ. Religion isn’t just what you say about Him. It’s also what you don’t say about Him.

Here is what the ChristianPost is saying about Killing Jesus:

Man has always had a tendency to spiritualize the historical Christ. And O’Reilly went for the bait in what he calls his attempt “to separate myth from fact.” Bill’s book leaves readers with a “Jesus” who is definitely human, and perhaps even divine depending on your perspective.

In reality, Jesus truly is the Messiah, the Christ, and the Son of God. That fact is a matter of history before it is a matter of faith. It is a matter of history before it is a matter of religion. The Gospel writers understood that reality as they wrote their historical accounts.

If the facts about Jesus are going to get presented, wouldn’t you want to make sure to separate fact from fiction? Instead, Bill attempted to separate fact from faith. You cannot do that with Jesus, unless of course you want to end up with a man who may or may not be God in the flesh. That is what Bill inadvertently ended up with in his book. And it is a much different story than the one told by the four Gospel writers.

To spiritualize the historical Christ means to move the Messiah outside of the “historical” category into the nebulous category of “maybe.” While that can be a helpful starting point when engaging in Christian apologetics with skeptics, it falls far short when attempting to write a history book about Jesus Christ. And that is exactly why “Killing Jesus” misses the mark. Bill wanted his book to present accurate history, but he left out way too much of the historical record concerning the nature of Jesus.

if you are going to write about the founder of Christianity, it is imperative that you get Him right. Bill got Him half-right, sort of.

The New Testament is not merely “true if you believe in it yourself.” It is true because it presents “the whole truth and nothing but the truth” about Christ. That is the way the Gospel writers presented their historical accounts. On the other hand, O’Reilly’s book presented selective facts about Jesus the man, and his death. I guess Bill’s favorite “Jesus stories” made the cut. While O’Reilly felt free to challenge the Gospel writers on some issues, he completely spiritualized the nature of Christ by ignoring many key elements of the historical record. Read more….