On This Rock

What did people living in the time of Jesus Christ really believe and say about him? Is he the Messiah? Did he really die and rise from the dead? Was he simply a good teacher? This book tackles these and similar questions by surveying what the early Church believed about Jesus Christ as well as what non-Christians of the time said about him.There are many people today who contend that the Christian faith is founded upon either misunderstandings, falsehoods, or lies; that Christian beliefs were first formulated centuries after the events described in the New Testament occurred; and, that what modern Christians profess of Jesus Christ is not what the early disciples believed. This book sets out to solve these issues by examining the New Testament's record of Jesus, looking at Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah, and exploring the writings of early Christians and non-Christian authorities.The Christian faith rises or falls depending on whether or not the events described in the New Testament really occurred, and this book provides the needed background to understanding the truth of the Biblical account of Jesus Christ.