THE HISTORICAL JESUS QUESTS

“Since David Frederick Strauss, in his “Life of Jesus,” attempted for the first time to trace back to myths and pious fictions, doubts regarding the existence of an historical Jesus have never been lulled to rest.” – Arthur Drew’s

The onset of the historical Jesus quest was meant to be critical.  In many ways, the quest has failed to do so, and these reasons shall be discussed below.  The question of Jesus’ historic nature has been a long—and sometimes long-winded—debate for generations of scholars, and no clear objective has been drawn as to what exactly scholarship should be looking for to end the debate.   

Perhaps the only way to conclusively determine the nature of the historical Jesus would be to kick up a papyri fragment along the likes of which was inscribed “The Memoirs of Jesus the Christ, son of Joseph.”  Foregoing that improbability, this issue seems to be coming up short on real conclusive evidence, yet seems to have an overabundance of scholars who want to write about the subject.

Shadow

A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object. It occupies all of the space behind an opaque object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or reverse projection of the object blocking the light. The sun causes many objects to have shadows and at certain times of the day, when the sun is at certain heights, the lengths of shadows change.

An astronomical object casts human-visible shadows when its apparent magnitude is equal or lower than −4. Currently the only astronomical objects able to produce visible shadows on Earth are the sun, the moon and, in the right conditions, the planet Venus.

Snowy Egret

Adults are typically 61 centimetres (24 in) long and weigh 375 grams (13.2 oz) They have a slim black bill and long black legs with yellow feet. The area of the upper bill, in front of the eyes, is yellow but turns red during the breeding season, when the adults also gain recurved plumes on the back, making for a "shaggy" effect. The juvenile looks similar to the adult, but the base of the bill is paler, and a green or yellow line runs down the back of the legs. Plumage displayed Their breeding habitat is large inland and coastal wetlands from the lower Great Lakes and southwestern United States to South America.

The breeding range in eastern North America extends along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts from Maine to Texas, and inland along major rivers and lakes. They nest in colonies, often with other waders, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. Their flat, shallow nests are made of sticks and lined with fine twigs and rushes. Three to four greenish-blue, oval eggs are incubated by both adults. The young leave the nest in 20 to 25 days and hop about on branches near the nest before finally departing.