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The Christological argument for the existence of God is based on certain claims about Jesus. The argument, which exists in several forms, holds that if these claims are valid, one should accept God exists. There are three main threads; the Argument from the wisdom of Jesus, the Argument from the claims of Jesus as son of God and the Argument from the resurrection. ==Argument from the wisdom of Jesus== The essential structure of this argument is as follows: # The character and wisdom of Jesus is such that his views about reality are (or are likely to be) correct. # One of Jesus' views about reality was that God exists. # Therefore the view that God exists is (or is likely to be) correct. Some forms of evangelism take this approach. Potential converts are introduced to Jesus as a historical character and the merits of Jesus' teachings are discussed. In such a context, the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth is a crucial factor in assessing the argument. The principal objections to (1) are the suggestions that: # The reports of Jesus' character in the Bible are not reliable. # Jesus' views about reality are not (or not likely to be) necessarily correct.〔This is the principle line in The God Delusion although there are subsidiary suggestions that Jesus may not have existed.〕 Bertrand Russell, in his essay "Why I Am Not a Christian", criticized Jesus' personal character and philosophical positions on various grounds. # Even supposing that Jesus was correct, wise, and knowledgeable about a great many things does not imply that he was knowledgeable about everything. A deep knowledge of moral philosophy and the iniquities of the human condition, for example, do not necessarily imply any valid expertise on astrophysics, Phoenician literature, or the literal existence of God. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christological argument」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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