The Source of the Story of Jesus sleeping in the Ship

Chapter III

The Sources of the Gospels and the Way of Writing Them

Section VI

The Texts which were quoted from the Old Testament, but they have not been attributed directly to it

In this section will examine the texts which were quoted from the Old Testament, but they have not been attributed directly to it, as is the case in the previous sections, which I call it Storyline or Plot-story or screenplay of the Gospels, where we will review the most of the events and stories and sayings that mentioned in the Gospels, and comparing them with the Old Testament and with Jesus as was portrayed in the Gospels, and his attributes in the laws of the faith of the churches as well.

37 - The Source of the Story of Jesus sleeping in the Ship

Matthew 8:23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him.

Matthew 8:24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.

Matthew 8:25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!"

Matthew 8:26 But He said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Matthew 8:27 So the men marveled, saying, "Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"

Mark 4:36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him.

Mark 4:37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.

Mark 4:38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"

Mark 4:39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

Mark 4:40 But He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?"

Mark 4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, "Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!"

Luke 8:22 Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." And they launched out.

Luke 8:23 But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.

Luke 8:24 And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.

Luke 8:25 But He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, "Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!"

These texts talk about the story of Jesus calming the storm, which contains a lot of contradictions with the laws of faith of the various churches, or that those laws contradict it; that say that Jesus is a god and the son of God and one of the three Persons who are one and have the same nature and essence, because it says that Jesus was asleep, and in the text of Mark he was asleep on a pillow, and the sleeping is not one of the attributes of the LORD the Creator of the heavens and the earth, as said Elijah on Baal when he slaughtered the prophets of Baal, as it is written in the Old Testament.

1Kings 18:27 And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, "Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened." .

Moreover, these texts also contradict the attributes of the Lord the God who is not a man or the son of man, and does not dwell on the earth with men nor sleep, because heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him, as in the following texts:

Psalm 121:4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

2 Chronicles 6:18 "But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!  

Furthermore, they have described the disciples that they have no faith, so if the disciples have no faith, who is the person who has Faith among the followers of the various churches?!

From all this, I can say that this story is quoted from the Old Testament as is the method and approach of writing the Gospels, as is shown in this book, so what is the source of this story?

Let's read the following text:

Jonah 1:4 But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up.

Jonah 1:5 Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.

Jonah 1:6 So the captain came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish."

In this text we read part of the story of Jonah on the ship, and if we look closely in the paragraphs; we could see the Gospels authors when they wrote this story and reformulated in their narratives about Jesus, even though they say that he was a god and the son of God, and he describes the disciples that they have no faith!

Moreover, Matthew had also quoted from this story the period of staying of Jesus in the tomb, (Matthew 12:39-49), which is inconsistent with what is written in the Gospels about the time period of his stay in the tomb, as is well-known.

So, we conclude that this story is not true, and the law "do not accept the lying and false" applies to this story.