This is a man who evokes the widest
polarisation of opinion of any
historical figure: devotion from some,
vitriolic abuse by others and
astonishing indifference from many.
Today most people just don't know who
he really was, or is, or don't care.
People still put forward all kinds of
ideas about who he was. Books like 'The
Da Vinci Code' propose that he was only
a man (in which case why are his
descendants so important?). Many
religions have other ideas - everyone
has an opinion whether based on fact or
fiction.
Those for and against have often
resorted to name-calling, but in the
Bible Jesus was both called by, and
gave himself, unusual names. Noted
theologian, R. C. Sproul, seeks to
enlighten us by investigating what
those names actually mean. From there
he determines what Jesus set out to do.
Jesus is no mere historical figure, he
is as important in the 21st century as
he was when he walked the earth.