What you've been told about Jesus and the Bible may not be the truth. For centuries, translations, omissions, and decisions made by men in power have shaped the story we know today. This book strips away the layers of dogma and exposes the human hands behind the so-called "divine text." Here you will not find blind faith or comforting myths-only logic, facts, and the clarity to think for yourself.
The hidden origin of the word "miracle"* How "faith" was transformed into obedience* The man who shaped the Bible forever* Why Jesus left no written record* The contradictions the Bible cannot escape* -------------------------------CHAPTER 1: THE ORIGIN OF A WORD: MIRACLEThe word "miracle" is not what we think it is. It did not arise from a divine revelation nor was it first spoken to describe a heavenly act.
Its origin is much more earthly, more recent, and above all, more human. It is the story of how a simple translation decision, made by one man four centuries after Jesus, forever changed the way the West would understand the relationship between the inexplicable and the divine. To understand this, we must place ourselves in a world without the tools we now take for granted. Before science, primitive human beings lived surrounded by phenomena they could not explain.
A storm appearing out of nowhere, lightning striking a tree, an illness vanishing without apparent reason, or a crop thriving in the middle of a drought-these were all events that broke normality, happenings that escaped the understanding of a mind that did not yet have physics, biology, or meteorology. Faced with this void of knowledge, the response was not reason, but wonder and, often, fear. The earliest Christian texts, written in Greek, perfectly reflect this reality.
They did not use a single word to encapsulate these astonishing events. Instead, they relied on a richer, more precise vocabulary to describe the impression such events made on those who witnessed them. They used terms such as:Dynamis, which simply means power or strength. Semeion, which translates as sign. Teras, meaning wonder or marvel. None of these original words mean "miracle" in the modern sense.
They do not state that a god has intervened. They simply describe the human reaction to the incomprehensible.----------------------------------CHAPTER INDEX (10) THE ORIGIN OF A WORD: MIRACLEThe proof that the term is human, not divine. THE FAITH THAT WAS NOT FAITHHow "trust" became blind obedience. THE MAN WHO TRANSLATED GODThe scholar who redefined divine words. THE 400-YEAR SILENCEWhy no one wrote about Jesus for centuries.
PROPHECY AS SCRIPTWhen staging replaced supposed prophecy. THE SELECTIVE NARRATIVEThe gospels discarded for political reasons. THE MACHINE OF SYMBOLSHow Jesus became a literary construction. THE GOD WHO CHANGED HIS NAMEFrom Jehovah the warrior to Father of love. THE BIBLE AGAINST ITSELFThe contradictions proving its human origin. THE HOPE FOR A MESSIAHThe psychological need for a savior. ExtrasFinal ReflectionProjection to the Year 2050Comparative Tables in Images
What you've been told about Jesus and the Bible may not be the truth. For centuries, translations, omissions, and decisions made by men in power have shaped the story we know today. This book strips away the layers of dogma and exposes the human hands behind the so-called "divine text." Here you will not find blind faith or comforting myths-only logic, facts, and the clarity to think for yourself.
The hidden origin of the word "miracle"* How "faith" was transformed into obedience* The man who shaped the Bible forever* Why Jesus left no written record* The contradictions the Bible cannot escape* -------------------------------CHAPTER 1: THE ORIGIN OF A WORD: MIRACLEThe word "miracle" is not what we think it is. It did not arise from a divine revelation nor was it first spoken to describe a heavenly act.
Its origin is much more earthly, more recent, and above all, more human. It is the story of how a simple translation decision, made by one man four centuries after Jesus, forever changed the way the West would understand the relationship between the inexplicable and the divine. To understand this, we must place ourselves in a world without the tools we now take for granted. Before science, primitive human beings lived surrounded by phenomena they could not explain.
A storm appearing out of nowhere, lightning striking a tree, an illness vanishing without apparent reason, or a crop thriving in the middle of a drought-these were all events that broke normality, happenings that escaped the understanding of a mind that did not yet have physics, biology, or meteorology. Faced with this void of knowledge, the response was not reason, but wonder and, often, fear. The earliest Christian texts, written in Greek, perfectly reflect this reality.
They did not use a single word to encapsulate these astonishing events. Instead, they relied on a richer, more precise vocabulary to describe the impression such events made on those who witnessed them. They used terms such as:Dynamis, which simply means power or strength. Semeion, which translates as sign. Teras, meaning wonder or marvel. None of these original words mean "miracle" in the modern sense.
They do not state that a god has intervened. They simply describe the human reaction to the incomprehensible.----------------------------------CHAPTER INDEX (10) THE ORIGIN OF A WORD: MIRACLEThe proof that the term is human, not divine. THE FAITH THAT WAS NOT FAITHHow "trust" became blind obedience. THE MAN WHO TRANSLATED GODThe scholar who redefined divine words. THE 400-YEAR SILENCEWhy no one wrote about Jesus for centuries.
PROPHECY AS SCRIPTWhen staging replaced supposed prophecy. THE SELECTIVE NARRATIVEThe gospels discarded for political reasons. THE MACHINE OF SYMBOLSHow Jesus became a literary construction. THE GOD WHO CHANGED HIS NAMEFrom Jehovah the warrior to Father of love. THE BIBLE AGAINST ITSELFThe contradictions proving its human origin. THE HOPE FOR A MESSIAHThe psychological need for a savior. ExtrasFinal ReflectionProjection to the Year 2050Comparative Tables in Images