Religion

The difficulties of writing biographies of Jesus of Nazareth , Moses and Muhammad

Religions and their Founders

The world is vast and so are the beliefs of the people . There are several religions , which have guided the lives of people for centuries Today the world is divided into many religions based on the geographic diversity . Missionaries and religious preachers traveled from one part to another to propagate their own religion . People viewed the existence of God in different ways . Their belief and presumption led to the difference of opinions and have taken

the form of religion . Several religions were founded in different parts of the world and spread across the continents . Christianity , Islam , Hinduism , Buddhism , Jainism and Judaism are the most prominent religions among all

Without naming the founders , discussion on the religions will remain incomplete . They not only founded the religions , but also preached their message and beliefs to the people . Among the prominent founders , Jesus of Nazareth , Moses and Muhammad always receive a special place in the history . Their thoughts , beliefs and messages have now become a `word of ' for their followers who live in different parts of the world . Due to the incomplete information about their lives , it always became difficult for the to write biographies on them . Although several literary works have been made on these great personalities , no concrete evidences could be found to substantiate the claims made in the religious books and other sources . Contradicting and ambiguous information received from various sources sometimes created debates on the lives and works of these people . Their past still remains a mystery for the historians and and complete biographies on them could not be written . The reasons behind the difficulties in writing biographies on them are discussed here

Jesus of Nazareth

Writing about Jesus is not an easy task . We can express our feelings and respect for Jesus and his beliefs . But that wouldn 't present a real picture of Jesus . All the information we have gathered about Jesus is found in the gospels . The gospels are sort of historical books and are not regarded as complete truth by the critiques . Although there are some information about Jesus and his works , lack of strong evidence questions the credibility of most of the information . The historical criticism recognizes the historical facts , which are supported by unbiased and credible proofs and documents . Very few people question the existence of Jesus and his crucifixion . However , some of the information about Jesus lacks credibility . This is main reason behind the difficulty in writing biographies about him

The birth year of Jesus of Nazareth still remains a mystery for the people . Most of the historians believe that Jesus had lived in the 2nd or 3rd century BC . However , there are some historians who contradict this claim . According to them , Jesus lived in the 1st century BC (Sanders 14 . Historians are still not clear about the exact period of his existence . The biblical accounts are unable to provide accurate information regarding...