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.