Because the concept functions the other way around. So if Yehoshua was who they said he was, he should have known that. If you also do not know that and why, it functions in reverse, you can't teach others about it.
Aside from these parts of the Testament - I'd get rid of everything Paul had to say. He not only never met Christ - he persecuted early Christians and fought tooth & nail against the apostles.
I stopped reading the Bible 30 years ago. "A Course in Miracles" taught me "God" is in all and unfolds to us in the "now" moment not in ancient man made texts. I studied the Bible as a young man (even did lay preaching) after studying ACIM I woke up to the differences between a living God and a man made God. God is in all and presents as love energy. The Bible is a thinly sliced piece of wood with ink on each slices. And holds no more power than that. God unfolds in the now moment. And the "Now" moment holds everything we ever need to know about "God". We just need to tune into that and let it flow. I also gave up reading ACIM ... once read I didnt need to re hash the ideas over and again like some kind of security blanket. Thats how religions start.
Agreed! I too am studying ACIM. I wouldn’t stop re-reading it because as we evolve, we understand more. I don’t view it as a security blanket, but I don’t let my ego mind get too cocky either.
Thank you John. That was explained so well and love the way you wrapped it up with kindness and respect to other beliefs. Love one another! it seams so simple, but is so hard for so many.
As a biblical scholar i lean more towards Christianity being more Greek mystery religion than anything else. My specialty is comparative mythology and many of the nt accounts are textbook mystery school mythology. Dr Richard carrier has some great explanations of such if you're interested but regarding the NT you're very correct it's not written by the apostles. Most scholars myself included agree that the only thing in the NT actually written by who it's attributed to are pauls letters. Not all only 7 of the 13. Everything else is pseudopigrapha. Those 7 authentic letters were written aprox 55 ad and assuming that Jesus dies in 33 ad that's over 20 years after his death .. next is mark at 70 ad mat and Luke around 85ad and John about 100.. that's usuallythe first thing i try to get people to understand. . That paul came first and was the jump off point for everything else.. the man who never met Jesus and if we are to take things at face value got all his very detailed christology (the whole plan and rules for salvation, abolishing the law etc) from a spirit he encountered on several occasions. It's quite a rabbit hole but otherwise great video. Most people don't know or won't admit that the gospels weren't written by actual apostles
Thank you for your explanation, I appreciate it. People have ears but they do not hear. If mankind were simply adhere to Yeshua's main commandant, there would be no need for a bible.
BRAVO!! Bro John, You just said all that is needed, the simplicity still stumbles the theologians and their endless dogma/ doctrines that have no use whatsoever. The church majors in legalism, fear and generally nothing, while ignoring love one another. The simple truth needs no endless volumes of do or don't do. Love = Do no harm. That's all of it in a nutshell. Today's christians need to reexamine themselves, especially in their current politics of hate, and threats. Love and Peace to you, Bro John, and all.
Fact check it. I asked ChatGPT who and where in gnostic and other texts called Paul a liar, and there was nothing conclusive. This guy will reap what he sows one day. He doesn't even reflect his arguments theologically, probably because he doesn't even know what the true Christian theology is. When I ask people what the gospel is, they can't even give me a proper answer.
*The reason why the Apostles didn't write anything, is that Jesus didn't write anything. He communicated himself to the world in a completely different way.*
@@johnofnew John, my friend, this is Rodney in tallmadge, on the other side of Akron from you. Since discovering your work, you could say I've had to sharpen my pencils complete constantly! LOL You explain, teach and reveal many, many things that I have always felt inside but thought they were in opposition to the gospel. Like most others, I saw through a glass darkly. Thank you for allowing the sunlight to shine through for me.
Heads are gonna explode… it can’t possibly be that simple. (Ok, enough sarcasm). Thank you, John for another great “reminder.” Simple, but perhaps not easy.
Thank you for continuing to point out these historical facts. Too easy to absolve yourself of any spiritual and personal responsibility by following a ready-made, man-made belief system. And how much damage that causes in society, today and down through history.
This is why I like the Ageless Wisdom Teachings given through Alice Bailey, the amanuensis for the spiritual Master Djwhal Khul Who serves the Christ. They are the spiritual teachings for MODERN TIMES in eighteen books, on a large number of topics. One of these of these is, 'The Reappearance of the Christ' . Christians and others may be also interested in a book, one of six written solely by Alice Bailey, about the life of Jesus who was embodied by Christ for His spiritual mission of three years. It is entitled, 'From Bethlehem To Calvary' -- The Initiations of Jesus. An excellent introduction to the Ageless Wisdom Teachings is, 'Ponder On This', a compilation on 185 specific topics from all the books, of 431 pages. It's a gem ! I have studied these teachings for 35 years and cannot fault them. In Light, Love and Goodwill.
@@johnofnew John, from what I read of your recollections people have ascribed titles to Yeshua that he himself did not claim. Did being born the only begotten of the Father give Yeshua necessary attributes to fulfill his mission? Are you familiar with the book, Christ and Sophia?
Luke was a Greek physician who only comes on the scene after the crucifiction gathering facts about the life of Yeshua Ben Joseph who he later names as Yesus in his writings. As a physician he interviews mother Mary who relays the story of his virgin birth which he includes in his testament. No other evangelist has this knowledge.
Yes, the name Matthew (or Mattityahu in Hebrew) was indeed a common name in ancient Israel. It comes from the Hebrew name Matityahu, meaning "gift of Yahweh" or "gift of God." In the time of Jesus, Hebrew and Aramaic names with similar meanings were widespread, especially among Jewish men. Many names in this period reflected a religious connection or reference to God, and Matityahu was no exception. In the New Testament, the name Matthew is given to the tax collector who becomes one of Jesus’ apostles. This name would not have been unusual or particularly distinctive for the time and region.
Hello John of New, thanks for the insight on the Bible writings. Maybe you could answer some of my questions about Genesis. I'm a man that did not grow up in the church but have read and heard of some of it to try to understand for myself. So I'm now a 59 year old man and studied quite a bit on Genesis but still have seen my things that seem conveniently overlooked repeatedly. Lets start with In the Beginning. This is supposedly a creation story but I noticed that water was never created. It was separated or hovered above but not created. The writer seems to be describing a re- creation story or a starting over story after a cataclysm or something. Then Genesis 1:26 (NIV) Let US make human beings look like us-in the image and likeness of ourselves. Who is this "US" and "OURSELVES" this is clearly plural selves and it happens more. Genesis 3:22 and Yahweh Elohim said, see the human has become like one of us. So one of who? And now we got some Yahweh and or Elohim. Elohim is a plural. Yahweh must be a member of some sort of sky council. Same in Genesis 11:7 Yahweh says, come let us go down and confuse their language. Genesis 4:14 talking about Cain. "I will become a restless wanderer on the earth and whoever finds me will kill me" Who are these other people outside the garden who are going to kill Cain if they meet him? Genesis 6 1-4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days- and also afterwards. The flood destroyed all living creatures....how do these giants reappear after the flood? And then we have them taking human wives and having children. What? Sons of God (benei Elohim) What is so different about their DNA that produces giants? Genesis 20:13 The Elohim caused me to wander from my father's house.... If Elohim is supposed to be a general name for a god or a proper name for the one true God (Yahweh) why all the plural attributes and verb forms? One more odd thing is that I skipped was Genesis 2: 10-14. It talks about Edens rivers and minerals. Strange that if Eden provided everything needed the why is the writer talking about gold and onyx? How is this even relevant? They don't need to buy anything except for maybe a good lawyer for Cain. lol....last one for now let's take the snake. Genesis 3:1 who is this that speaks the language? He is a significant player but arrives with no introduction or explanation. He is not the Almighty and he is not human. Did I miss something? I don't think so and its the very first verse of the Bible "In the beginning" Seems that what is being taught is not in alignment with the story. I'm sure many people and preachers have noticed these things but don't question ⁉️ Just in my opinion it seems that the big picture here is that this is a colonization story. Many Gods of many lands kinda thing in bits and pieces. And to top it off this Yahweh doesn't sound like a mighty all knowing, all powerful God that is loving. This writing seems full of airbrushed text. I guess books written by men are written for men. Do you think many are living under a false paradigm? I believe we are all eternal aspects of God like them or not. Maybe you could research this and do a video on your angle. Thanks, Larry 😊
Hi larry, actually the person who you'd want to go to for these questions is not me. It's Dan McClellan. Search his name on RUclips and he'll be able to give you the answers you're looking for. - John.
Mauro Biglino is an expert of the ancient Hebrew language and confirms that the Elohim are pleural with El-Elyon being the leader of the Elohim, and many other names of Elohim who ruled over certain terriroties and tribes at that time and mentioned in the Bible including Moloch, Ashtar, Chemosh (god of Moab and the Moabites), Yahweh (who was assigned the Israelites and fought the other Elohim to take their territory). Mauro Biglino and Paul Wallis believe the Elohim were power-hungry aliens who invaded Earth. However, there are others who believe the Elohim were more benevolent than what Paul Wallis portrays, considering the OT might just be mythology.
@@larguy221 Another interesting thing to research is the Mesha Stele that boasts that Chemosh the god (Elohim) of Moab defeated Yahweh in a battle between the Moabites and Israelites. The Bible also mentions this battle but says Yahweh and the Israelites were victorious. So the Mesha Stele also confirms there were more than one Elohim and each ruled over their particular territories and nations.
@gidget8421 This is amazing information to read. I'm just getting to this point... how late am I getting here lol My gut has been telling me there was something else going on besides what was being shown to society. Been an amazing journey and you have pointed me in the right direction. Thanks for your help. So much to discover or should I say remember. lol
The truth is right in front of us and within us. The only truth is found in the love from the divine within our hearts. Jesus's command to love one another expressed this clearly and simply. Pure love knows no judgement and requires no complexity or rules or gurus or prophets. It is. We are created from love, therefore we are love. You only need to choose to be love now.
Their Jesus who started teaching at 12 didn't go to any school, disappears and comes back at 30 to die at 33. He never learnt to write, so others wrote for him. "RELIGION STARTED WHEN THE FIRST CON MAN MET THE FIRST FOOL" (Mark Twain). Fabrication!!! You cannot fool a critical mind.
Can I suggest one potential error with having love be the foundational teaching for humanity? The thing, I think about love is that everyone understands it differently. So the baseline of "love your neighbor" already is resting on a subjective point.
It's true that there's many different ways to perceive and use the word love. For example I can say I love cookies. There's also the love of a mother for her child. There are various Greek words like Eros for romantic love. Philos for brotherly love and affection. Agape love for divine unconditional love. This divine love is like a sun that simply radiates on everything without judgement because it's the nature of the sun to radiate. There are also aspects of love like appreciation and thankfulness, respect, kindness, peace, etc. Since there's so many different ways to perceive love, it might be helpful to use the word Benevolence which is the opposite of malevolence. Many who perceive the word love as something painful because of past trauma and disappointments might find it easier to focus on appreciation and considering what they can be thankful for because gratitude is an aspect of love. And if you put your hand over your heart and imagine radiating peace and/or appreciation like a sun, then you can feel the energy of love radiating from your chest.
@@johnofnew I am pointing out an observation and curious to see what this looks and feels like to others. What do people mean by the word Love when they say to stand on it?
The Church and the Roman Empire invented it(the New Testament) in the fourth century. It is the invention! Including Jesus ‘s apostles,Paul and his coworkers and all 27 scriptures!
Actually, they are very well documented to be between 70 and 200 years after the crucifixion. Which would've made him over 100 years before Constantine.
@ there is NO ONE piece of paper older than from the year 303. All of them are equal or newer than that. If someone says something different, is lying.🤥
Good Morning 🌞 Love your video this morning!!!! I too have read a lot on who actually wrote the Bible. My first question was did Yeshua exist (although in my heart I know he did...but my research side said investigate lol ) Bart Ehrman wrote a book, "Historical Jesus" So Yeshua did exist. Now I wanted to research who wrote the Bible....another long search lol. Most of the Bible was written by Paul who didn't even know Yeshua! Also much controversy on Paul! I believe more in the Gnostic Gospels...Gospel of Thomas!!! Yeshua is about love ❤ Its tha simple 😁 You probably mentioned this before but do you think Yeshua followed the Essenes? I do. I have read much on the Essenes and to me they are more about love, nature, and peace which I belive in also, no killing of animals ❤ hard for me to even kill a bug or plant lol I just value all God's creations ❤ Thank you ever so much for your video today. I better end this comment now or I could go on lol❤. All peace and love to you my brother ❤.
Jeshua absolutely did not follow the Essenes. Use the search function on my channel and search "Essenes" and you'll find the videos on it. The only scene writings we have are of the Hebrew Bible, which does not mention Jeshua. The ratings that you're speaking of came out of the theosophical society who were trying to promote a vegetarian lifestyle which even the Essenes did not believe in.
Old Adam and Old Eve mortal humans can't love their enemies. They can try and some do well, but until Old Adam and Old Eve become New Adam and New Eve, and that's something only God does, we can't do it to ourselves, in reality, Old Adams and Old Eves can't love their enemies. Love your enemy is only possible by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. All other attempts to love ones enemy is human effort, human striving, and it's simply not enough. God knew well what He was doing when He gave us an impossible command to obey. He made it very clear the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament. Old Testament Believers (Israelites and Judeo Christians) are not New Testament Christians. New Testament Christians can love their enemies and this is why NT Christians mustn't vote, lobby, protest, go into politics, join militaries, defend borders. This doesn't apply to Judeo Christians and so they must defend Christendom (the West) by voting, lobbying, protesting, going into politics, joining militaries and defending national borders. The former, New Testament Christians, is a very small group of people, often known as "a remnant," whereas the latter, Judeo Christians, is acmuch larger group, and quite numerous. NT Christians are the Body of Christ. Judeo Christians are the Bride of Christ. The difference is important to God so it must be important to all His people, these being, the Spirit-led New Testament Christians and the Knowlege-led Judeo Christians.
John , I am pleased with everything you said and in my opinion very accurate although some might feel uncomfortable with it. The world appears to be becoming more spiritual and less religious, realising that while there are truths in most religions there is also a lot of editing for control, especially that of women. This is why the bible as an example is confusing and contradictory to many. I could never understand why the Abrahamic god of the Old Testament was vengeful, spiteful and took sides. Even though being bought up as Christian from a young age I always felt that Yeshua was an ascended master and yes he was the son of god as we are also. He taught us who we really are and why we are here but I never recognised a lot of how the bible represented him. I fully respect that many need their religion to experience their life here as part of their path, but always find it uncomfortable when these people believe that their way is the only way.
@ I didn’t know that, although there is a lot of terminology we use which really is inadequate to describe what I would describe as beings that have incarnated from a higher vibrational plane for a specific purpose. Maybe descended master might equally be appropriate… :O). A lot of labels , messiah, prophets, star seeds etc… Many of which quietly appear on this physical plane and leave it equally unnoticed by the masses.
@@johnofnew Have you studied Theosophy ? It is not 'dogma' and not 'created' by the Theosophical Society. As to the 'new age', that is the coming new era, of which we are on the cusp, to be ushered in on earth by the second coming/reappearance of Christ. It not to be confused with some of the pseudo practises which have aligned to it. I am and have been a student of the Ageless Wisdom Teachings, through Alice Bailey, for 35 years. I cannot fault them.. They are a 'modernised' theosophy. The Ascended Masters are those who have gone before/ahead of us on our spiritual journey, and have moved up on the hierarchical ladder of spiritual initiation and out of physical incarnation Christ (not Jesus Who Christ embodied for His three year spiritual mission on earth) is the Master of Masters. ( Master Jesus heads the sixth ray/radiation of energy) Christ was and is the first and fastest of humanity to attain the highest level of spirituality on this planet, through the evolutionary journey to enlightened consciousness via reincarnation. Christ, with is elder brother the Buddha ( not originally from this planet) heads the second radiation /ray/energy and aspect of the Divine, which is Love (Christ) -- Wisdom (Buddha). The Ageless Wisdom Teachings were given by a (ascended) Master on the second ray in service to Christ. That Master was Djwhal Khul aka 'The Tibetan'. Theosophy was given by other Masters. Check out The Lucis Trust and Monadic Media on the web. There are some groups who claim to be in service to or 'channel' the Masters. They do not act in love-wisdom and are not in soul-centered service but under the power of the little ego of personality. BEWARE of them. In Light, Love and Goodwill.
The god of the Old Testament was Jehovah, an errant demi-god. Jesus is an Ascended Master, but not Christ. Christ, with the permission of Jesus, embodied Jesus for Christ's three year spiritual mission on earth. The Jews were to be led away from their god Jehovah but most refused to do so preferring to live under Law not Love. The Pharisees were influential in having Christ crucified as they considered Him a threat to their authority. Please read my comment here to @johnofnew In Light, Live and Goodwill.
Think of this; Its being revelated that song-singing was the humans Way of keeping Culture-history-Knowledge going Down to next generations by the Common People. The Bible is written in verses; and if it was actually Song, up until the Writings, the stories are probably long-stories singing.. 🤷🏻♀️ and that’ll explain some things?
Absolutely untrue. The Bible is a compilation of text from many many many authors. It is not a univocal document written by God. It's not infallible. And can't be viewed as a single document. Especially since that document wasn't compiled until 400 years later. Bible scholars are in agreement even Genesis one and Genesis 2 are from two different source techs and are in the wrong order
@@johnofnewSorry; I must have explained myself rather badly then. No of course not; the Bible is not written of any Gods hand, My point was a total different; I was trying to connect the singing ~ oral tradition together With the writing and all of it coming into a book..! Just as a point of view; and a way of diving into the stories becoming “the Bible”.. from a new perspective.
Well, it may still be a record of what Jesus said handed down and remembered! That these things are written much later does not simply discredit the value of what has impressed people and been well known and is then written. We are always explaining historical events in present terms of understanding even after much time has passed. The fact that these things are recorded by society figures much later doesn't make them fake or irrelevant. They remain important and memorable through time because of that fact.@@johnofnew
The problem with this idea is that the text have been translated, manipulated, altered, edited, and were written with a messianic agenda. Modern Christians negotiate with the text to match their beliefs. It's all hearsay. As I often say, put your love goggles on and read the loving parts. The fearful stuff comes from the mind of man.
By theologians who negotiated their beliefs and findings into the text. Their work was not peer reviewed by non religious scientists as it was not invited.
All good John, and all reasonable except for the God claim. I do not regard it to be rational, but to each their own. Whatever gets you through the night.
What God claim? Are you judging others beliefs in a God by calling it not "rational" are you saying that others so don't believe if you are irrational?
@johnofnew you are correct. It is believed, by Jewish scholars that he authored at least 5 of the letters. Also, probably 7 of them. I'm not a Christian scholar, or Jewish, but, he IS the chief liar. Example, he claims, that he was a Pharisee of Pharisees, uhm, not even remotely true. And the Pharisees did NOT order Christians to be persecuted. I don't want to get too deep, but, my comment, was not a disagreement on behalf of Christianity, it's just a fact. And, I was shunned by a church I grew up in. I won't go into that either, but I'm not a Christian, at all, I do not worship the enemy either. But I have done some very deep research to deprogram that church telling me I'm twice dead, plucked up by the roots, and ....doomed.... I can debunk the entire new testament, but I won't. I'm not saying Yeshua didn't exist, and I'm also not Muslim. But there are translation problems, prophesy citations, that just don't pan out. And I will stop right there. I do have good will toward you sir.
Whilst I am NOT a follower of YAHWEH, through my own extensive research since mid 2007 i also came to the inescapable conclusion that Judaism was the first organized monotheistic religion. My assertion is that the celestial deity known as YAHWEH was a war God that was primarily focused on the acquisition of land and resources. The Jews used the celestial deity as a way to spiritually contextualise their wars with other surrounding nations. Other nations, particularly Muslims, also did exactly the same thing in their own wars. No Jew can ever prove that YAHWEH is the divine creator. No muslim can ever prove that ALLAH is the divine creator. But the spiritual frameworks followed by various homosapiens around the world were simply moulded and shaped over time to fit the evolving needs of the followers. Judaism is just as trash as Islam and Christianity. But each of them serves a particular purpose in elevating their followers politically, economically, emotionally aswell as psychologically and spiritually - with the acquisition of land and resources being the primary target of procurement.
Hi John, thats a very interesting topic! in regards to your comments. Do you realize that if you made those stattements publicly in the 17 houndreds, you would have most likley be banned from entering any christian church. the brick minded church leaders would assume youre influenced by the devil himself. Even today, Even today, in alot of christian denomanations, the ministers have a thery, its there way,or the highwaay! iv ran into them myself. i think the reason is there afraid of loosing there authority, and control. im an intuative, some what phychic. if this was 100 or so years ago, theyed most likly torchard me or drowned me,
That was yesterday. Today they've lost 54% of their congregations over the past 20 years. People still call me a "heretic." I own the title proudly. The reason I do is because what is heresy heresy is saying something that is not of their belief. I don't believe in fear based teachings of Christianity. To stay focused on what would've been done to you in the past is not looking forward. It's not living in the present creating a beautiful world. It's focused on negativity. The bhagavad-Gita. says, "thought I thought you forged your destiny, therefore to keep your mind, focused on the positive rather than the negative is considered the austerity of the mind."
Hey John, the New Testament is very much colored by Greek thought. Jewish people believe there is only one God. Whereas Greeks believed men could become God's. For example, they believed Alexander the Great became a God. Jesus lived in a part of Judea with a large Greek population. To the Greek people who loved his message, Jeshua may have seemed like a God. Jeshua said we could all do greater acts than him. We all have the same Father.
@johnofnew I'm a history buff and used to watch any and every documentary on the ancient world. Historians believe the Philistines were a bronze age Greek tribe who settled in the Levant. Judea also had a large influx of Greek settlers after Alexander conquered that territory. They made up much of the middle class of ancient Palestine. Greek was the academic language of Palestine. Which is why the New Testament was originally written in Greek. I don't copy scholars' material. So I can't give you documentation. But I'm sure there's plenty of Historians on line you can check out for yourself.
@@johnofnew This can be inferred because of historical accounts from ancient societies and because this method of information preservation is in scripture. Hiring a writer to record important information such as deeds was common.
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It’s amazing that the simple concept of “love one another” seems to be the most difficult virtue and lesson to learn.
Choosing to find something "difficult" we'll make that a reality in your life. Why not choose easy?
Because the concept functions the other way around. So if Yehoshua was who they said he was, he should have known that.
If you also do not know that and why, it functions in reverse, you can't teach others about it.
... And the only!!!!❤🫂🌺
I agree with you, John. Has the New age saying goes, we create our own reality.
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"The greatest lesson you will ever learn is to love and be loved in return." Eben Ahbez (Writer) & N at King Cole (Singer) THANK YOU JOHN!
Nat King Cole's voice was like butter.
There was a boy. Ethereal, beautiful song. 0:18
Aside from these parts of the Testament - I'd get rid of everything Paul had to say.
He not only never met Christ - he persecuted early Christians and fought tooth & nail against the apostles.
and women!
Paul hated women. And he encouraged everyone to not marry or have relations. Because he thought the world was ending in his lifetime.
I respect your beliefs.
@@johnofnew I hope I am not speaking out of turn or offending people.
@@johnofnewfrom what I have been learning about paul, perhaps he is a new testament version of a double agent! Infiltrate and water down the message.
The veil is dropping, truth is being revealed worldwide ❤
I stopped reading the Bible 30 years ago. "A Course in Miracles" taught me "God" is in all and unfolds to us in the "now" moment not in ancient man made texts. I studied the Bible as a young man (even did lay preaching) after studying ACIM I woke up to the differences between a living God and a man made God. God is in all and presents as love energy. The Bible is a thinly sliced piece of wood with ink on each slices. And holds no more power than that. God unfolds in the now moment. And the "Now" moment holds everything we ever need to know about "God". We just need to tune into that and let it flow.
I also gave up reading ACIM ... once read I didnt need to re hash the ideas over and again like some kind of security blanket. Thats how religions start.
Agreed! I too am studying ACIM. I wouldn’t stop re-reading it because as we evolve, we understand more. I don’t view it as a security blanket, but I don’t let my ego mind get too cocky either.
I stopped reading ACIM when I realised it was another gospel. Went back to the Bible and began to experience the Holy Spirit in my life again.
Love your honesty. Keep on sharing ❤
Thank you John. That was explained so well and love the way you wrapped it up with kindness and respect to other beliefs. Love one another! it seams so simple, but is so hard for so many.
The truth, the very simplicity of the answer lies within the commandant. Love your neighbor as yourself. 💜
Thank you for your refreshing simple truths💙💡
Beautifully expressed. Your belief/experience echoes mine. Thank you for sharing this core truth. ❤
As a biblical scholar i lean more towards Christianity being more Greek mystery religion than anything else. My specialty is comparative mythology and many of the nt accounts are textbook mystery school mythology. Dr Richard carrier has some great explanations of such if you're interested but regarding the NT you're very correct it's not written by the apostles. Most scholars myself included agree that the only thing in the NT actually written by who it's attributed to are pauls letters. Not all only 7 of the 13. Everything else is pseudopigrapha. Those 7 authentic letters were written aprox 55 ad and assuming that Jesus dies in 33 ad that's over 20 years after his death .. next is mark at 70 ad mat and Luke around 85ad and John about 100.. that's usuallythe first thing i try to get people to understand. . That paul came first and was the jump off point for everything else.. the man who never met Jesus and if we are to take things at face value got all his very detailed christology (the whole plan and rules for salvation, abolishing the law etc) from a spirit he encountered on several occasions. It's quite a rabbit hole but otherwise great video. Most people don't know or won't admit that the gospels weren't written by actual apostles
Thank you for your explanation, I appreciate it. People have ears but they do not hear. If mankind were simply adhere to Yeshua's main commandant, there would be no need for a bible.
I resonate with you on every level in this video. Thank you for sharing! ♥️
A wonderful example that you are a true disciple of christ. 😊💜
This is so interesting! Thank you, John. ❤️
BRAVO!! Bro John, You just said all that is needed, the simplicity still stumbles the theologians and their endless dogma/ doctrines that have no use whatsoever. The church majors in legalism, fear and generally nothing, while ignoring love one another. The simple truth needs no endless volumes of do or don't do. Love = Do no harm. That's all of it in a nutshell. Today's christians need to reexamine themselves, especially in their current politics of hate, and threats. Love and Peace to you, Bro John, and all.
Thanks for the video John. You are highly appreciated ❤
Thankyou John.❤
One thing is certain, that we're not 100% certain of anything.
Paul's own brother called him the great liar? Hmmm, that seems pretty accurate to me.
No Jeshua's brother
@@johnofnew Sorry, I misheard you! Thanks for correcting that!
Fact check it. I asked ChatGPT who and where in gnostic and other texts called Paul a liar, and there was nothing conclusive.
This guy will reap what he sows one day. He doesn't even reflect his arguments theologically, probably because he doesn't even know what the true Christian theology is.
When I ask people what the gospel is, they can't even give me a proper answer.
*The reason why the Apostles didn't write anything, is that Jesus didn't write anything. He communicated himself to the world in a completely different way.*
he was a man not a deity
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John, my friend, this is Rodney in tallmadge, on the other side of Akron from you. Since discovering your work, you could say I've had to sharpen my pencils complete constantly! LOL You explain, teach and reveal many, many things that I have always felt inside but thought they were in opposition to the gospel. Like most others, I saw through a glass darkly. Thank you for allowing the sunlight to shine through for me.
Heads are gonna explode… it can’t possibly be that simple. (Ok, enough sarcasm). Thank you, John for another great “reminder.” Simple, but perhaps not easy.
"not easy" is a choice.
@@johnofnew Yes, I am aware of this. I feel as if this is a personal journey to let go of limiting beliefs/choices.
Thank you for continuing to point out these historical facts. Too easy to absolve yourself of any spiritual and personal responsibility by following a ready-made, man-made belief system. And how much damage that causes in society, today and down through history.
I feel this too❤️
I really want to meet Jesus and feel his love. Have a great day John ❤
Be the love and you've met him.
Jesus/God/thedevine lives within you.
Great topic & information. I agree with all of this.
This is why I like the Ageless Wisdom Teachings given through Alice Bailey, the amanuensis for the spiritual Master Djwhal Khul Who serves the Christ. They are the spiritual teachings for MODERN TIMES in eighteen books, on a large number of topics. One of these of these is, 'The Reappearance of the Christ' . Christians and others may be also interested in a book, one of six written solely by Alice Bailey, about the life of Jesus who was embodied by Christ for His spiritual mission of three years. It is entitled, 'From Bethlehem To Calvary' -- The Initiations of Jesus. An excellent introduction to the Ageless Wisdom Teachings is, 'Ponder On This', a compilation on 185 specific topics from all the books, of 431 pages. It's a gem ! I have studied these teachings for 35 years and cannot fault them.
In Light, Love and Goodwill.
interesting Though I do not believe in a "christ"
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John, from what I read of your recollections people have ascribed titles to Yeshua that he himself did not claim. Did being born the only begotten of the Father give Yeshua necessary attributes to fulfill his mission?
Are you familiar with the book, Christ and Sophia?
Thank you, John, for yet another great video ❤
Luke was a Greek physician who only comes on the scene after the crucifiction gathering facts about the life of Yeshua Ben Joseph who he later names as Yesus in his writings. As a physician he interviews mother Mary who relays the story of his virgin birth which he includes in his testament. No other evangelist has this knowledge.
The virgin birth with a later edition to the text to try to fulfill prophecy.
Yes, the name Matthew (or Mattityahu in Hebrew) was indeed a common name in ancient Israel. It comes from the Hebrew name Matityahu, meaning "gift of Yahweh" or "gift of God." In the time of Jesus, Hebrew and Aramaic names with similar meanings were widespread, especially among Jewish men.
Many names in this period reflected a religious connection or reference to God, and Matityahu was no exception. In the New Testament, the name Matthew is given to the tax collector who becomes one of Jesus’ apostles. This name would not have been unusual or particularly distinctive for the time and region.
Hello John of New, thanks for the insight on the Bible writings. Maybe you could answer some of my questions about Genesis. I'm a man that did not grow up in the church but have read and heard of some of it to try to understand for myself. So I'm now a 59 year old man and studied quite a bit on Genesis but still have seen my things that seem conveniently overlooked repeatedly. Lets start with In the Beginning. This is supposedly a creation story but I noticed that water was never created. It was separated or hovered above but not created. The writer seems to be describing a re- creation story or a starting over story after a cataclysm or something. Then Genesis 1:26 (NIV) Let US make human beings look like us-in the image and likeness of ourselves. Who is this "US" and
"OURSELVES" this is clearly plural selves and it happens more. Genesis 3:22 and Yahweh Elohim said, see the human has become like one of us. So one of who? And now we got some Yahweh and or Elohim. Elohim is a plural. Yahweh must be a member of some sort of sky council. Same in Genesis 11:7 Yahweh says, come let us go down and confuse their language. Genesis 4:14 talking about Cain. "I will become a restless wanderer on the earth and whoever finds me will kill me" Who are these other people outside the garden who are going to kill Cain if they meet him? Genesis 6 1-4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days- and also afterwards. The flood destroyed all living creatures....how do these giants reappear after the flood? And then we have them taking human wives and having children. What? Sons of God (benei Elohim) What is so different about their DNA that produces giants? Genesis 20:13 The Elohim caused me to wander from my father's house.... If Elohim is supposed to be a general name for a god or a proper name for the one true God (Yahweh) why all the plural attributes and verb forms? One more odd thing is that I skipped was Genesis 2: 10-14. It talks about Edens rivers and minerals. Strange that if Eden provided everything needed the why is the writer talking about gold and onyx? How is this even relevant? They don't need to buy anything except for maybe a good lawyer for Cain. lol....last one for now let's take the snake. Genesis 3:1 who is this that speaks the language? He is a significant player but arrives with no introduction or explanation. He is not the Almighty and he is not human. Did I miss something? I don't think so and its the very first verse of the Bible "In the
beginning" Seems that what is being taught is not in alignment with the story. I'm sure many people and preachers have noticed these things but don't question ⁉️ Just in my opinion it seems that the big picture here is that this is a colonization story. Many Gods of many lands kinda thing in bits and pieces. And to top it off this Yahweh doesn't sound like a mighty all knowing, all powerful God that is loving. This writing seems full of airbrushed text. I guess books written by men are written for men. Do you think many are living under a false paradigm? I believe we are all eternal aspects
of God like them or not. Maybe you could research this and do a video on your angle. Thanks, Larry 😊
Hi larry, actually the person who you'd want to go to for these questions is not me. It's Dan McClellan. Search his name on RUclips and he'll be able to give you the answers you're looking for. - John.
Mauro Biglino is an expert of the ancient Hebrew language and confirms that the Elohim are pleural with El-Elyon being the leader of the Elohim, and many other names of Elohim who ruled over certain terriroties and tribes at that time and mentioned in the Bible including Moloch, Ashtar, Chemosh (god of Moab and the Moabites), Yahweh (who was assigned the Israelites and fought the other Elohim to take their territory). Mauro Biglino and Paul Wallis believe the Elohim were power-hungry aliens who invaded Earth. However, there are others who believe the Elohim were more benevolent than what Paul Wallis portrays, considering the OT might just be mythology.
@gidget8421 Thank you, good job on that research.
@@larguy221 Another interesting thing to research is the Mesha Stele that boasts that Chemosh the god (Elohim) of Moab defeated Yahweh in a battle between the Moabites and Israelites. The Bible also mentions this battle but says Yahweh and the Israelites were victorious. So the Mesha Stele also confirms there were more than one Elohim and each ruled over their particular territories and nations.
@gidget8421 This is amazing information to read. I'm just getting to this point... how late am I getting here lol My gut has been telling me there was something else going on besides what was being shown to society. Been an amazing journey and you have pointed me in the right direction. Thanks for your help. So much to discover or should I say remember. lol
The truth is right in front of us and within us. The only truth is found in the love from the divine within our hearts. Jesus's command to love one another expressed this clearly and simply. Pure love knows no judgement and requires no complexity or rules or gurus or prophets. It is. We are created from love, therefore we are love. You only need to choose to be love now.
Jewish names
: Abram (Jankel),(Moische), (Jossel), and (Schmul) Luke kind of stands out as English origin.
The apostles were children 10, 11,12-year-olds
Their Jesus who started teaching at 12 didn't go to any school, disappears and comes back at 30 to die at 33. He never learnt to write, so others wrote for him. "RELIGION STARTED WHEN THE FIRST CON MAN MET THE FIRST FOOL" (Mark Twain). Fabrication!!! You cannot fool a critical mind.
Can I suggest one potential error with having love be the foundational teaching for humanity? The thing, I think about love is that everyone understands it differently. So the baseline of "love your neighbor" already is resting on a subjective point.
What is the biblical definition of "love"? Or the secular definition of "love"? The semantics of this would be fun to dialogue.
May I ask are you simply curious or justifying why Love isn't the foundational teaching for humanity?
It's true that there's many different ways to perceive and use the word love. For example I can say I love cookies. There's also the love of a mother for her child. There are various Greek words like Eros for romantic love. Philos for brotherly love and affection. Agape love for divine unconditional love. This divine love is like a sun that simply radiates on everything without judgement because it's the nature of the sun to radiate. There are also aspects of love like appreciation and thankfulness, respect, kindness, peace, etc. Since there's so many different ways to perceive love, it might be helpful to use the word Benevolence which is the opposite of malevolence. Many who perceive the word love as something painful because of past trauma and disappointments might find it easier to focus on appreciation and considering what they can be thankful for because gratitude is an aspect of love. And if you put your hand over your heart and imagine radiating peace and/or appreciation like a sun, then you can feel the energy of love radiating from your chest.
@@johnofnew I am pointing out an observation and curious to see what this looks and feels like to others. What do people mean by the word Love when they say to stand on it?
Thank You!
The Church and the Roman Empire invented it(the New Testament) in the fourth century.
It is the invention! Including Jesus ‘s apostles,Paul and his coworkers and all 27 scriptures!
👍 TY.
Thx John, great video!!
I knew this years ago. I thought it was common knowledge!!
Obviously not
ALL the Apostles were dead.
Not one apostle or disciple ever read the Book of Revelation
So to whom was scripture directed to?
Ahhh I knew that for a long time. Any ideas on who wrote them?
greco roman christians
Well said again! Namaste 🙏
I THINK Paul WROTE a lot more of it and there were 3 Pauls
Show me the documentation
The most probable case is, the bible was written by writers working for Constantin the Great, between AD 303 and 325.
Actually, they are very well documented to be between 70 and 200 years after the crucifixion. Which would've made him over 100 years before Constantine.
@ there is NO ONE piece of paper older than from the year 303. All of them are equal or newer than that. If someone says something different, is lying.🤥
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Good Morning 🌞 Love your video this morning!!!! I too have read a lot on who actually wrote the Bible. My first question was did Yeshua exist (although in my heart I know he did...but my research side said investigate lol ) Bart Ehrman wrote a book, "Historical Jesus" So Yeshua did exist. Now I wanted to research who wrote the Bible....another long search lol. Most of the Bible was written by Paul who didn't even know Yeshua! Also much controversy on Paul! I believe more in the Gnostic Gospels...Gospel of Thomas!!! Yeshua is about love ❤ Its tha simple 😁 You probably mentioned this before but do you think Yeshua followed the Essenes? I do. I have read much on the Essenes and to me they are more about love, nature, and peace which I belive in also, no killing of animals ❤ hard for me to even kill a bug or plant lol I just value all God's creations ❤ Thank you ever so much for your video today. I better end this comment now or I could go on lol❤. All peace and love to you my brother ❤.
Jeshua absolutely did not follow the Essenes. Use the search function on my channel and search "Essenes" and you'll find the videos on it. The only scene writings we have are of the Hebrew Bible, which does not mention Jeshua. The ratings that you're speaking of came out of the theosophical society who were trying to promote a vegetarian lifestyle which even the Essenes did not believe in.
انت مسلمه
does it matter who wrote folklore?
Yes
How many middle eastern men are called Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John?😂😂😊
LOL. And Jesus was a white man too!
Old Adam and Old Eve mortal humans can't love their enemies. They can try and some do well, but until Old Adam and Old Eve become New Adam and New Eve, and that's something only God does, we can't do it to ourselves, in reality, Old Adams and Old Eves can't love their enemies.
Love your enemy is only possible by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. All other attempts to love ones enemy is human effort, human striving, and it's simply not enough.
God knew well what He was doing when He gave us an impossible command to obey. He made it very clear the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament.
Old Testament Believers (Israelites and Judeo Christians) are not New Testament Christians.
New Testament Christians can love their enemies and this is why NT Christians mustn't vote, lobby, protest, go into politics, join militaries, defend borders.
This doesn't apply to Judeo Christians and so they must defend Christendom (the West) by voting, lobbying, protesting, going into politics, joining militaries and defending national borders.
The former, New Testament Christians, is a very small group of people, often known as "a remnant," whereas the latter, Judeo Christians, is acmuch larger group, and quite numerous.
NT Christians are the Body of Christ.
Judeo Christians are the Bride of Christ.
The difference is important to God so it must be important to all His people, these being, the Spirit-led New Testament Christians and the Knowlege-led Judeo Christians.
I doubt the Apostles could even read or write .
Are you certain of that?
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That figures!
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شكرًا لك
@@johnofnew 🌹شكرا لحضرتك متفق معك المسيحيه ديانه مصنوعه من روما
John , I am pleased with everything you said and in my opinion very accurate although some might feel uncomfortable with it. The world appears to be becoming more spiritual and less religious, realising that while there are truths in most religions there is also a lot of editing for control, especially that of women. This is why the bible as an example is confusing and contradictory to many. I could never understand why the Abrahamic god of the Old Testament was vengeful, spiteful and took sides. Even though being bought up as Christian from a young age I always felt that Yeshua was an ascended master and yes he was the son of god as we are also. He taught us who we really are and why we are here but I never recognised a lot of how the bible represented him. I fully respect that many need their religion to experience their life here as part of their path, but always find it uncomfortable when these people believe that their way is the only way.
Interesting. Did you know "ascended masters" are a new age dogma created by the theosophical society?
@ I didn’t know that, although there is a lot of terminology we use which really is inadequate to describe what I would describe as beings that have incarnated from a higher vibrational plane for a specific purpose. Maybe descended master might equally be appropriate… :O). A lot of labels , messiah, prophets, star seeds etc… Many of which quietly appear on this physical plane and leave it equally unnoticed by the masses.
@@johnofnew Have you studied Theosophy ? It is not 'dogma' and not 'created' by the Theosophical Society. As to the 'new age', that is the coming new era, of which we are on the cusp, to be ushered in on earth by the second coming/reappearance of Christ. It not to be confused with some of the pseudo practises which have aligned to it. I am and have been a student of the Ageless Wisdom Teachings, through Alice Bailey, for 35 years. I cannot fault them.. They are a 'modernised' theosophy. The Ascended Masters are those who have gone before/ahead of us on our spiritual journey, and have moved up on the hierarchical ladder of spiritual initiation and out of physical incarnation Christ (not Jesus Who Christ embodied for His three year spiritual mission on earth) is the Master of Masters. ( Master Jesus heads the sixth ray/radiation of energy) Christ was and is the first and fastest of humanity to attain the highest level of spirituality on this planet, through the evolutionary journey to enlightened consciousness via reincarnation. Christ, with is elder brother the Buddha ( not originally from this planet) heads the second radiation /ray/energy and aspect of the Divine, which is Love (Christ) -- Wisdom (Buddha). The Ageless Wisdom Teachings were given by a (ascended) Master on the second ray in service to Christ. That Master was Djwhal Khul aka 'The Tibetan'. Theosophy was given by other Masters.
Check out The Lucis Trust and Monadic Media on the web.
There are some groups who claim to be in service to or 'channel' the Masters. They do not act in love-wisdom and are not in soul-centered service but under the power of the little ego of personality. BEWARE of them.
In Light, Love and Goodwill.
The god of the Old Testament was Jehovah, an errant demi-god. Jesus is an Ascended Master, but not Christ. Christ, with the permission of Jesus, embodied Jesus for Christ's three year spiritual mission on earth. The Jews were to be led away from their god Jehovah but most refused to do so preferring to live under Law not Love. The Pharisees were influential in having Christ crucified as they considered Him a threat to their authority.
Please read my comment here to @johnofnew In Light, Live and Goodwill.
Its true the apostels did not write the NT.
Think of this;
Its being revelated that song-singing was the humans Way of keeping Culture-history-Knowledge going Down to next generations by the Common People. The Bible is written in verses; and if it was actually Song, up until the Writings, the stories are probably long-stories singing.. 🤷🏻♀️ and that’ll explain some things?
Absolutely untrue. The Bible is a compilation of text from many many many authors. It is not a univocal document written by God. It's not infallible. And can't be viewed as a single document. Especially since that document wasn't compiled until 400 years later. Bible scholars are in agreement even Genesis one and Genesis 2 are from two different source techs and are in the wrong order
@@johnofnewSorry; I must have explained myself rather badly then.
No of course not; the Bible is not written of any Gods hand,
My point was a total different;
I was trying to connect the singing ~ oral tradition together With the writing and all of it coming into a book..!
Just as a point of view; and a way of diving into the stories becoming “the Bible”.. from a new perspective.
And what of the Gospel of Thomas?
Originated in the second century AD, likely between 135-200 AD
Well, it may still be a record of what Jesus said handed down and remembered! That these things are written much later does not simply discredit the value of what has impressed people and been well known and is then written. We are always explaining historical events in present terms of understanding even after much time has passed. The fact that these things are recorded by society figures much later doesn't make them fake or irrelevant. They remain important and memorable through time because of that fact.@@johnofnew
Most people of the time were probably illiterate so it may well be true, but I think the beliefs and sentiments are in there somewhere; who knows.?
The problem with this idea is that the text have been translated, manipulated, altered, edited, and were written with a messianic agenda. Modern Christians negotiate with the text to match their beliefs. It's all hearsay. As I often say, put your love goggles on and read the loving parts. The fearful stuff comes from the mind of man.
There are parts to the Torah that have been validated by science.
By theologians who negotiated their beliefs and findings into the text. Their work was not peer reviewed by non religious scientists as it was not invited.
@@johnofnewlook up professor Haim Shore.
All good John, and all reasonable except for the God claim. I do not regard it to be rational, but to each their own. Whatever gets you through the night.
What God claim? Are you judging others beliefs in a God by calling it not "rational" are you saying that others so don't believe if you are irrational?
@@johnofnew Faith in a deity is irrational. That is a statement, not a judgment, and I'm not telling anyone what to do.
Paul wrote his. His earliest in the 50s
Even if he did, which most scholars don't think he did, he still called the "liar" by James and the gnostic text. And he never met Jesha in life.
@johnofnew you are correct. It is believed, by Jewish scholars that he authored at least 5 of the letters. Also, probably 7 of them. I'm not a Christian scholar, or Jewish, but, he IS the chief liar. Example, he claims, that he was a Pharisee of Pharisees, uhm, not even remotely true. And the Pharisees did NOT order Christians to be persecuted. I don't want to get too deep, but, my comment, was not a disagreement on behalf of Christianity, it's just a fact. And, I was shunned by a church I grew up in. I won't go into that either, but I'm not a Christian, at all, I do not worship the enemy either. But I have done some very deep research to deprogram that church telling me I'm twice dead, plucked up by the roots, and ....doomed.... I can debunk the entire new testament, but I won't. I'm not saying Yeshua didn't exist, and I'm also not Muslim. But there are translation problems, prophesy citations, that just don't pan out. And I will stop right there. I do have good will toward you sir.
Whilst I am NOT a follower of YAHWEH, through my own extensive research since mid 2007 i also came to the inescapable conclusion that Judaism was the first organized monotheistic religion.
My assertion is that the celestial deity known as YAHWEH was a war God that was primarily focused on the acquisition of land and resources.
The Jews used the celestial deity as a way to spiritually contextualise their wars with other surrounding nations.
Other nations, particularly Muslims, also did exactly the same thing in their own wars.
No Jew can ever prove that YAHWEH is the divine creator.
No muslim can ever prove that ALLAH is the divine creator.
But the spiritual frameworks followed by various homosapiens around the world were simply moulded and shaped over time to fit the evolving needs of the followers.
Judaism is just as trash as Islam and Christianity.
But each of them serves a particular purpose in elevating their followers politically, economically, emotionally aswell as psychologically and spiritually - with the acquisition of land and resources being the primary target of procurement.
Yahweh is a Roman acronym. The Jewish god is Adonai.
@johnofnew I know.
I simply referenced the most common rendering noticable to me.
Yeah, the great ignorant about the Bible but knows it all about who wrote it lol. Idiots are all over the internet it's literally insane!
Hi John, thats a very interesting topic! in regards to your comments. Do you realize that if you made those stattements publicly in the 17 houndreds, you would have most likley be banned from entering any christian church. the brick minded church leaders would assume youre influenced by the devil himself. Even today, Even today, in alot of christian denomanations, the ministers have a thery, its there way,or the highwaay! iv ran into them myself. i think the reason is there afraid of loosing there authority, and control. im an intuative, some what phychic. if this was 100 or so years ago, theyed most likly torchard me or drowned me,
That was yesterday. Today they've lost 54% of their congregations over the past 20 years. People still call me a "heretic." I own the title proudly. The reason I do is because what is heresy heresy is saying something that is not of their belief. I don't believe in fear based teachings of Christianity. To stay focused on what would've been done to you in the past is not looking forward. It's not living in the present creating a beautiful world. It's focused on negativity. The bhagavad-Gita. says, "thought I thought you forged your destiny, therefore to keep your mind, focused on the positive rather than the negative is considered the austerity of the mind."
Hey John, the New Testament is very much colored by Greek thought. Jewish people believe there is only one God. Whereas Greeks believed men could become God's. For example, they believed Alexander the Great became a God. Jesus lived in a part of Judea with a large Greek population. To the Greek people who loved his message, Jeshua may have seemed like a God. Jeshua said we could all do greater acts than him. We all have the same Father.
Show me the documentation.
@johnofnew I'm a history buff and used to watch any and every documentary on the ancient world. Historians believe the Philistines were a bronze age Greek tribe who settled in the Levant. Judea also had a large influx of Greek settlers after Alexander conquered that territory. They made up much of the middle class of ancient Palestine. Greek was the academic language of Palestine. Which is why the New Testament was originally written in Greek. I don't copy scholars' material. So I can't give you documentation. But I'm sure there's plenty of Historians on line you can check out for yourself.
Mess I a😂 what a mess the new testament are😂 sorry no disrespect I just started laughing and saw the humor in this word🥰😅
5% of those people in the ancient world were literate. The apostles and other eye witnesses reported what they saw and heard to writers.
Show me any proof.
@@johnofnew This can be inferred because of historical accounts from ancient societies and because
this method of information preservation is in scripture. Hiring a writer to record important information
such as deeds was common.
Thanks dude
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