Biblical Stories Based Off Greek Mythology? Part 1 (TMF:777)

Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Peace to Live By: Biblical Stories Based Off Greek Mythology? Part 1 (TMF:777) - Daniel Litton
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       Contention Five: Stories in the Bible, like the virgin birth of Jesus or Satan’s fall from Heaven, were actually based off of Greek mythology hundreds of years beforehand, and therefore, did not really happen. For those who have studied Greek Mythology, and I’m sure many of you have, you will realize, very quickly, that there really isn’t much presented that is exact, or even similar, to what we read in the Bible. One has to remember that the Bible presents the virgin birth and Satan’s fall as literal, historical, actual things that happened. Greek Mythology presents its stories as just that—stories. It is not trying to say these events ‘actually’ happened (that is, in a historical context; see Strobel, 2007, pg. 179), hence the name ‘myth’-ology (though many did believe they happened: see Acts 19 for instance). Let me pull up a foundational text against this argument from the Apostle Peter. He said in 2 Peter 1:16, “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty” (ESV).

Reference
Strobel, Lee. (2007). The Case for the Real Jesus. Zondervan: Grand Rapids, MI.