Posts from April 2024

Did Jesus Fail Part 2 In Part 1 we commented briefly upon Albert Schweitzer’s claim that Jesus dying words (My God! My God! Why hast Thou forsaken me?) demonstrated that our Lord died in despair, believing Jehovah had failed Him. Schweitzer asserted that this is the only possible explanation for our Lord’s citation of Psalm 22:1 in those last agonizing minutes upon the cross. He was wrong. A leading scholar of Rabbinic Judaism, the late Anthony J Saldarini helps us…

Did Jesus Fail?   Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer was a multitalented humanitarian best remembered for his work as a medical missionary in Africa. Sadly, he is also remembered by some as a man who used his God-given talents to undermine faith in the Christ of scripture. In his book The Quest of the Historical Jesus (1906) Schweitzer argues that Jesus died in despair and disillusionment believing that God had failed him. He writes: Before His arrest (Jesus) was overwhelmed with…