The Criteria For A Prophecy Being True

Christians talk about how Jesus was prophesized in the Bible but is that true? The list of criteria for a prophecy to be true, according to the counter-apologist Paulogia, is as follows

• It was made clearly and demonstrably prior to the events predicted.
• It was intended to be a prediction.
• It was a non-mundane claim.
• It was answerable only by a single, transparent, and verifiable occurrence.
• It is not open to interpretation.
• It is not something that people are actively attempting to fulfill. 

In analyzing the above criteria, as well as pondering noted Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman's opinion on the subject (here), it is clear that the claims of the Bible prophesizing Jesus as "The Savior" assists in stretching Christianity's credibility to the absurd.

Who Wrote The New Testament Gospels?

How trustworthy are the Gospels? If you listen to conservative Christians, they are sure that they were written by eyewitnesses who were named Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John. Do we really know this, or is it just a Christian legend? Bart D. Ehrman, a biblical scholar who is an atheist but accepts the claim that there was a historic Jesus, has written much on the person of Jesus. In one of his better-known books, Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible, Ehrman presents evidence that debunks most of what is assumed about the authors of the four Gospels.

Jesus And The Hidden Contradictions Of The Gospels

Was Jesus A Real Person?

This was a recent debate between two prominent people in the debate over whether Jesus was a real person. Personally, I take the mythicist position.  Why?  As Jerry McGuire said, "Show me the money."

Matt Dillahunty on mythicism