The Sources of the Sayings that Jesus was staying in the Deserted Places in the Wilderness, and the Source of the Saying that John the Baptist was in the Deserts till the day of his Manifestation to Israel

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.

8 - The Sources of the Sayings that Jesus was staying in the Deserted Places in the Wilderness

In the story of Temptation we read that Jesus has stayed in the wilderness for forty days and was with the wild beasts, as is written in the Gospel of Mark (1:13), and there are some other texts in the Gospels say that Jesus was living in deserted places in the wilderness including the following texts:

Matthew 14:13 When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

Luke 4:42 Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them;

Luke 4:43 but He said to them, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent."

Luke 5:16 So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.

These texts show that Jesus was staying in deserted places in the wilderness, which raises doubts concerning the divine attributes of Jesus, which they have been developed by the churches for him as a god and the son of God, and one of the three Persons who are one and have the same nature and essence, because if so, what is the need for him to stay in deserted places in the wilderness?!

So what are the sources of these texts?

There are several texts in the Old Testament talking about some people who stayed and lived in the wilderness, especially David, including the following texts:

1 Samuel 23:14 And David stayed in strongholds in the wilderness, and remained in the mountains in the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.

Psalm 55:1 (To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Contemplation of David.) Give ear to my prayer, O God, And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

Psalm 55:2 Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,

Psalm 55:3 Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me, And in wrath they hate me.

Psalm 55:4 My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

Psalm 55:5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me.

Psalm 55:6 So I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.

Psalm 55:7 Indeed, I would wander far off, And remain in the wilderness. Selah

As we read that David has fled from Saul during the conflict between them, and stayed and lived in the wilderness and calls the Lord to save him from his enemies, as is written in the Psalm, and this is normal in the nature of human beings, but writing this situation concerning Jesus, who is supposed to be a god and the son of God and one of three Persons who are one and have the same nature and essence; this thing is unacceptable and inconceivable, particularly, as is written in the Old Testament that the Lord has saved David from Saul and from other enemies, unlike Jesus who has not been saved by the Lord; forcing him to cry out in a loud voice on the cross "My God' my God, why have you forsaken me" (Matthew 27:46) and (Mark 15:34)!

9 - The Source of the Saying that John the Baptist was in the Deserts till the day of his Manifestation to Israel

Luke 1:80 So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

In this text Luke tells that John the Baptist was living in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel, and this is one of the texts that give rise to confusion in the heart and mind; how a child lives in the wilderness while his family lives in Jerusalem, and his father well-known among his people, and was a priest who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; and how let his son to live in the deserts, and whom is the one who took care of him?

So what is the source of this story?

Let's read the following text:

Genesis 21:20 So God was with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

Genesis 21:21 He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

This text talks about Ishmael and how he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran, and lived and grew, and the Lord was with him.

This text is reliable and real, because Ishmael when he went into the wilderness of Paran was with him his mother and was by order of the Lord, while Luke or the other Gospels authors did not tell us why John the Baptist the son of Zechariah the priest lived in the deserts, who are residents of the most beautiful city in the world! All this does not matter from the standpoint of the Gospels authors, but what is an important from their standpoint is writing stories similar to the stories of the Old Testament, as is their method and approach of writing the Gospels away from the historical events and the revelation and inspiration of the Holy Spirit, to bestow a state of holiness and credibility and reliability on the Gospels, and this means that the law "do not accept the lying and false" applies to these texts.

The Source of the Story of the Transfiguration

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.

10 - The Source of the Story of the Transfiguration

This story written by Matthew, Mark and Luke, as in the following texts:

Matthew 17:1 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves;

Matthew 17:2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

Matthew 17:3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.

Matthew 17:4 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

Matthew 17:5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!"

Matthew 17:6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid.

Matthew 17:7 But Jesus came and touched them and said, "Arise, and do not be afraid."

Matthew 17:8 When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

Mark 9:1 And He said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power."

Mark 9:2 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them.

Mark 9:3 His clothes became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

Mark 9:4 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

Mark 9:5 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah" —

Mark 9:6 because he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid.

Mark 9:7 And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!"

Mark 9:8 Suddenly, when they had looked around, they saw no one anymore, but only Jesus with themselves.

Luke 9:28 Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.

Luke 9:29 As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening.

Luke 9:30 And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah,

Luke 9:31 who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

Luke 9:32 But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him.

Luke 9:33 Then it happened, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah" — not knowing what he said.

Luke 9:34 While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the cloud.

Luke 9:35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!"

Luke 9:36 When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found alone. But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.

This story raises some notes that I'd like to record before talking about its source from the texts of the Old Testament.

The first note is on what I had talked about it earlier; that there are no sayings attributed directly to the God except two sayings. The first is "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!", (Matthew 3:17), (Mark 1:11) and (Luke 3:22), which are repeated in this story. The second is "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again", (John 12:28), unlike the Old Testament which is filled with the texts that say that the Lord said, and the Lord made, etc.!

The second note is on the saying "Hear him".

So, have the disciples and the churches heard Jesus?

When Jesus said "Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" and "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel".

Have they heard him, or they went to call all nations except the Jews?

Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: "Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans.

Matthew 10:6 "But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Matthew 15:23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us."

Matthew 15:24 But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

When Jesus said "And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple".

Have they heard him and borne their crosses and gone after him, or all of them deserted him and fled?!

Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

Luke 14:27 "And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 

Matthew 26:56 "But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.

Mark 14:50 Then they all forsook Him and fled.

Mark 14:51 Now a certain young man followed Him, having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body. And the young men laid hold of him,

Mark 14:52 and he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked.

When Jesus said "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets, I did not come to destroy but to fulfill".

Have they heard him and committed to the commandments of the Law or they violated most of them, particularly worship the Lord alone, circumcision and the prohibition of pork and committed to the Sabbath and other laws that were mentioned in the Law?

Matthew 5:17 "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

Matthew 5:18 "For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.

Matthew 5:19 "Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

When Jesus said to the disciples "Watch and pray".

Have they heard him, or they spent the night asleep?!

Matthew 26:38 Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me."

Matthew 26:39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will."

Matthew 26:40 Then He came to the disciples and found them asleep, and said to Peter, "What? Could you not watch with Me one hour?

Matthew 26:41 "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Matthew 26:42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done."

Matthew 26:43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.

The third note is on why John didn't mention this story in his Gospel; especially he was there, as is written in the other Gospels?!

Did John hid this story as is his approach to hiding a lot of the events of Jesus' life as he stated in his Gospel? As in the following texts:

John 20:30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;

John 20:31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

John 21:25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.

Or that he did not pay attention to the texts which were relied upon by the other Gospels authors, as is their method and approach of writing the Gospels, which is the quoting from the texts of the Old Testament and reformulating them in their narratives of Jesus' life.

So what is the source of this story?

Let's read the following texts:

Exodus 19:24 Then the LORD said to him, "Away! Get down and then come up, you and Aaron with you. But do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, lest He break out against them."

Exodus 20:21 So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

Exodus 24:1 Now He said to Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.

Exodus 24:2 "And Moses alone shall come near the LORD, but they shall not come near; nor shall the people go up with him."

Exodus 24:15 Then Moses went up into the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain.

Exodus 24:16 Now the glory of the LORD rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day He called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

Exodus 34:29 Now it was so, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the Testimony were in Moses’ hand when he came down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him.

Exodus 34:30 So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.

Exodus 34:31 Then Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him; and Moses talked with them.

Exodus 34:32 Afterward all the children of Israel came near, and he gave them as commandments all that the LORD had spoken with him on Mount Sinai.

Exodus 34:33 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.

These texts talk briefly about Moses when he went up into Mount Sinai, and the glory of the Lord has appeared on Mount Sinai, and the Lord spoke to Moses out of the midst of the cloud, and gave him the commandments, and then the skin of Moses' face became shining when came down from Mount Sinai, forcing him to put a veil on his face.

So, if we compare between two stories, we find several notes that confirm that the story of the Gospels is not real and not true, and they have quoted it from the story of Moses.

The first note is on the story of Moses as is written in the Old Testament which says that he went up to meet the Lord, and away from my belief that the Lord does not come down personally in the cloud as is understood from the story, yet we find that the story talks about a meeting between two, whom have totally different attributes. The first is the LORD the Creator. The second is one of the creatures, thus the meeting between them is a matter of a meeting between two figures, while the story of the Gospels raises several problems with the laws of faith of the churches that say that the three Hypostases are united with each other and not separated, which means that the meeting was between the one with himself, and what is the need to meet the one with himself?!

One may say that this may happened for a reason, such as increasing the faith of the disciples who were with him!

Or receiving laws as what happened with Moses for he received in this story the Ten Commandments.

These views might be true if the disciples were really intended in the story, but the Gospels authors have pointed out that they were greatly afraid, and were heavy with sleep, so that Peter did not know what he says!

And Jesus has not received any laws as well, unlike what happened with Moses.

The second note is on the effect of this meeting on Moses and Jesus; Moses, when he came down from Mount Sinai his face became shining, forcing him to put a veil, while the shining of Jesus' face has disappeared at the end of the story, because the Gospels authors will compose after a few pages that Jesus was slapped and spat on his face, and in the next day will be crucified with two robbers. So it was difficult for them to write that his face has remained shining, unlike Moses who will continue to lead his people to the Holy Land according to the promises of the Lord.

From all this, I can say that this story is not true, and was quoted from the story of Moses in the Old Testament, as is the method and approach of writing the Gospels away from the historical events and the revelation and inspiration of the Holy Spirit, as shown in this book, to bestow a state of holiness and credibility and reliability on the Gospels, which means that the law "do not accept the lying and false" applies to this story.

The Source of the Saying of the LORD concerning Jesus "You are My beloved son, in whom I am well pleased" and the Source of the Saying "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord"

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.

11 - The Source of the Saying of the LORD concerning Jesus "You are My beloved son, in whom I am well pleased"

We have read in the story of the Baptism of Jesus and the story of transfiguration some paragraphs that talked about a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased".

So, do these paragraphs mean that Jesus has divine attributes, which making him a god with the LORD or beside Him?! Or do indicate to the multiplicity of gods or the Trinity, or the three Hypostases or the three Persons?

Or it had been quoted from the Old Testament, as is the method and approach of writing the Gospels, as is shown in this book?

Before continuing, let's read these texts:

Matthew 3:17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

Mark 1:10 And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove.

Mark 1:11 Then a voice came from heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

Luke 3:21 When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.

Luke 3:22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased."

Matthew 17:5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!"

Mark 9:7 And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!"

Luke 9:34 While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the cloud.

Luke 9:35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!"

These texts are the only sayings, including a verse, which was written by John in his Gospel "I have both glorified it and will glorify it again", (John 12:28), that the Gospels authors said that the Lord uttered them directly!

First of all, this pleasure is inconsistent with what is written in the Gospels about Jesus, whether what he had suffered during the trial, or when he was on the cross, forcing him to cry out in a loud voice "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me".

Moreover, if these texts are true, it should happen to Jesus as what happened to the people, in whom the LORD was well pleased in the Old Testament, as in the following texts:

2 Samuel 22:1 Then David spoke to the LORD the words of this song, on the day when the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.

2 Samuel 22:2 And he said: "The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

2 Samuel 22:3 The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

2 Samuel 22:5 ‘When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

2 Samuel 22:6 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

2 Samuel 22:7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears.

2 Samuel 22:8 "Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.

2 Samuel 22:9 Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.

2 Samuel 22:10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.

2 Samuel 22:11 He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind.

2 Samuel 22:12 He made darkness canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

2 Samuel 22:13 From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled.

2 Samuel 22:14 "The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.

2 Samuel 22:15 He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.

2 Samuel 22:16 Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the rebuke of the LORD, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

2 Samuel 22:17 "He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.

2 Samuel 22:18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; For they were too strong for me.

2 Samuel 22:19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support. 

2 Samuel 22:20 He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.

2 Samuel 22:21 "The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

2 Samuel 22:22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

2 Samuel 22:23 For all His judgments were before me; And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

2 Samuel 22:24 I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

2 Samuel 22:25 Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in His eyes.

Psalm 18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me.

Psalm 18:18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support.

Psalm 18:19 He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.

Psalm 18:20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

Psalm 18:21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

Psalm 18:22 For all His judgments were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me.

In these texts David says that the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and says "In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried out to my God; He heard my voice", and that the Lord had delivered him, because He delighted in him, for all His judgments were before him; and as for His statutes, and he has kept the ways of the LORD, and has not wickedly departed from his God.

So, could we really say that the LORD did not save Jesus during his trail and the crucifixion, because the pleasure of the LORD in Jesus had been finished, or the truth is that the Gospels authors had quoted these texts from the Old Testament according to their method and approach of writing the Gospels away from historical events and the revelation and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, as is shown in this book?

Let's read the following text:

1 Chronicles 28:4 "However the LORD God of Israel chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:5 "And of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons) He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:6 "Now He said to me, ‘It is your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father.

1 Chronicles 28:7 ‘Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day’.

1 Chronicles 28:8 "Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, be careful to seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, that you may possess this good land, and leave it as an inheritance for your children after you forever.

1 Chronicles 28:9 "As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.

In this text David says that the Lord was pleased with him to make him king over all Israel, and He has chosen Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel, and then also says that the LORD has chosen Solomon to be His son, and He will be his Father, although this saying does not mean the real filiation as the churches say concerning Jesus as well-known. So could we say that the Gospels authors had quoted the saying "in whom I am well pleased" from this text?

1Kings 10:9 "Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the LORD has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness."

1Kings 10:10 Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

This text talks about Solomon and how the Lord had delighted in him, therefore He made him king to do justice and righteousness over the children of Israel, and this unlike what is written in the Gospels about Jesus, for he did not become king, thus if the LORD pleased in anyone; He will make him king over Israel!

Here some readers might say that the pleasure of the Lord in anyone does not mean that he will be king?

This saying is true in general, but what questions the truth of this saying concerning Jesus, is the prophecies that were written in the Gospels on the lips of the angel of the Lord and Zechariah and others; that says that Jesus is the King of the Jews including the following passages:

Luke 1:32 "He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

Luke 1:33 "And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end."

Luke 1:68 "Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people,

Luke 1:69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David,

Luke 1:70 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began,

As for the paragraph "Hear him", I have found text in the Old Testament similar to it, which indicates also that it has been quoted from it, which is as follows:

Deuteronomy 18:15 "The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear,

This text says that the Lord asked the children of Israel to hear the Prophet, whom will be raised up for them from their brethren, and this text had been cited by Luke in the Acts of the Apostles in the sermon Stephen (7:37), but a big difference between the Prophet and Jesus, who is supposed to be a god and the son of God, and one of three Persons who are one and have the same nature and essence as say the churches. Nevertheless the disciples didn't hear him, as shown previously, and this shows how the Gospels authors used the Old Testament texts to write their accounts about Jesus, regardless if they invalidate the laws of the faith of the churches or contradict what they have written in other stories, as is their method and approach of writing the Gospels, as is shown in this book, to bestow a state of holiness and credibility and reliability on the Gospels, which means that the law "do not accept the lying and false" applies to this saying!

12 - The Source of the Saying "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord"

This saying has been written in the Gospels several times, as in the following texts:

Matthew 21:9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord’! Hosanna in the highest!"

Matthew 21:10 And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, "Who is this?"

Matthew 21:11 So the multitudes said, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."

Matthew 23:37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

Matthew 23:38 "See! Your house is left to you desolate;

Matthew 23:39 "for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord’!"

Mark 11:9 Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: "Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord’!

Mark 11:10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David That comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

Luke 13:31 On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, "Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You."

Luke 13:32 And He said to them, "Go, tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected’.

Luke 13:33 "Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.

Luke 13:34 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!

Luke 13:35 "See! Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord’!"

Luke 19:37 Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,

Luke 19:38 saying:" ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord’! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"

John 12:12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

John 12:13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord’! The King of Israel!"

These texts contain several issues that should be discussed.

The first issue is concerning of what Matthew wrote that the multitudes said, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee"; this description is fully inconsistent with Jesus' description in the laws of faith of the churches that say he is a god and the son of God and one of three Persons who are one and have the same nature and essence.

The second issue is about what Matthew wrote on the lips of Jesus, saying, "I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord'. Does this mean that if the Jews do not say blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; he will not come again?!

The third issue is on what Mark wrote on the lips of the multitudes, saying, "Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that comes in the name of the Lord". This kingdom has been appeared to us that it is not real, because Jesus will be arrested after several days of this event, and the Jews will crucify him, as is written in the Gospels. Moreover, Jesus said that his kingdom is not of this world, as in the following text:

John 18:33 Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

John 18:34 Jesus answered him, "Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?"

John 18:35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?"

John 18:36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here."

The fourth issue is on what Luke wrote on the lips of the Pharisees, saying, "Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill you". This saying contradicts what he himself has written! Because he wrote in his Gospel that Herod was exceedingly glad when he saw Jesus, as in the following text:

Luke 23:8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him.

As we read that Herod was exceedingly glad to see Jesus as Luke wrote, so how he writes here that he wants to kill him?!

Therefore if he wants to kill Jesus, he will not be glad to see him, not only this, but Luke himself has written the words of Pilate that confirm that Herod did not want to kill Jesus, as in the following text:

Luke 23:13 Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

Luke 23:14 said to them, "You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him;

Luke 23:15 "no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him.

Luke 23:16 "I will therefore chastise Him and release Him"

So, if Herod did not find any fault in Jesus deserving of death has been done by him, why Luke wrote this text; unless it is the method of writing that based on the texts of the Old Testament away from the historical events as is shown in this book?!

The fifth issue is about what Luke wrote on the lips of Jesus, saying, "Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem".

In fact, I cannot imagine how Luke wrote these words, because anyone who has any basic knowledge in the Old Testament knows that there are dozens of prophets died outside Jerusalem, including Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses and Aaron, and many others!

The sixth issue is on what John wrote on the lips of the multitudes, saying, "The King of Israel!", this description is not true, because Jesus was not a king of Israel for one hour or more throughout his life! As well as he refused to be king, and refused to divide the inheritance between two brothers, and refused to condemn a woman who was caught in adultery, and he was paying taxes to Caesar, as in the following texts:

John 6:15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

Luke 12:13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."

Luke 12:14 But He said to him, "Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"

John 8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

John 8:2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them.

John 8:3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst,

John 8:4 they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act.

John 8:5 "Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?" 

John 8:6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.

John 8:7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first."

Matthew 22:20 And He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?"

Matthew 22:21 They said to Him, "Caesar’s." And He said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s."

From all of the above, we conclude that this saying was not written based on the historical events that were seen or heard from trusted sources, nor through the revelation or inspiration of the Holy Spirit, thus what is the source of this saying?

This saying written in the Psalm 118 that has already been discussed in detail in the previous section when I talked about the source of the saying of Jesus that the kingdom of God will be taken from the Jews and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it, and showed that it was not talking about Jesus, including the following paragraphs:

Psalm 118:25 Save now, I pray, O LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity.

Psalm 118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.

Psalm 118:27 God is the LORD, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.

Psalm 118:28 You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You.

Psalm 118:29 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

From this explanation we find that the Gospels authors had quoted passages from the Old Testament and reformulated them in their narratives about Jesus, regardless of the true meaning and the reality of those texts and the historical events, for this they have written many errors and contradictions in the Gospels as is shown in this book, which means that the law "do not accept the lying and false" applies to this saying. 

The Sources of the Events of the Story of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane

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.

The Sources of the Events of the Story of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane

13 - The Source of the Story of Disciples' Sleeping in the Night before the Crucifixion of Jesus

After the Last Supper; Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, then he went away and prayed, and the Gospels pointed out a strange position concerning the disciples, which is that they were asleep, even though he had ordered them to watch and pray with him, which made Jesus astonished of them, as in the following texts:

Matthew 26:36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, "Sit here while I go and pray over there."

Matthew 26:37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

Matthew 26:38 Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me."

Matthew 26:39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will."

Matthew 26:40 Then He came to the disciples and found them asleep, and said to Peter, "What? Could you not watch with Me one hour?

Mat 26:41 "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Matthew 26:42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done."

Matthew 26:43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.

Matthew 26:44 So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

Matthew 26:45 Then He came to His disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 

Mark 14:32 Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, "Sit here while I pray."

Mark 14:33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed.

Mark 14:34 Then He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch."

Mark 14:35 He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.

Mark 14:36 And He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will."

Mark 14:37 Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?

Mark 14:38 "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Mark 14:39 Again He went away and prayed, and spoke the same words.

Mark 14:40 And when He returned, He found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

Mark 14:41 Then He came the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 

Luke 22:39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him.

Luke 22:40 When He came to the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation."

Luke 22:41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed,

Luke 22:42 saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done."

Luke 22:43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him.

Luke 22:44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

Luke 22:45 When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow.

Luke 22:46 Then He said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation."

These texts say that the disciples; Peter and James and John were asleep when Jesus was praying to his father to take this cup away from him, i.e., the crucifixion.

The first thing we notice is that John did not mention this story in his Gospel, and this raises doubts about the reality of it, and its source. Because how he did not mention the last night, which he spent with Jesus!

So what is the source of the story of the disciples' sleeping?

Let's read the following text:

1 Samuel 26:11 "The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’S anointed. But please, take now the spear and the jug of water that are by his head, and let us go."

1 Samuel 26:12 So David took the spear and the jug of water by Saul’s head, and they got away; and no man saw it or knew it or awoke. For they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.

This text is part of the story of the conflict between David and Saul, and when David was able to kill Saul, because the men who were with Saul were asleep, for a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them. So the Gospels authors tried to quote this story and saying it happened with the disciples, as is their method and approach of writing the Gospels, as is shown in the book, and they did not care about the status of Peter, James and John, with their knowledge that this story will call into a questioning of the faith of the disciples, because the least followers of the churches will be ready to pray with Jesus for a month in order not to be crucified by the Jews, and probably this is the reason for why John did not write this story in his Gospel, and has diverted it to another direction, and focus on Jesus' keenness to protect the disciples as an expression of his love for them, as is written in his Gospel, (John 18:1-8).

14 - The Sources of the Ways of Jesus' Prayer in Gethsemane

In the previous texts we note the difference in the way of Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane, Matthew wrote "and fell on His face, and prayed", and Mark wrote "and fell on the ground, and prayed", while Luke wrote "and He knelt down and prayed".

Matthew 26:39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will."

Mark 14:35 He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.

Luke 22:41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed.

Luke 22:39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him.

Luke 22:40 When He came to the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation."

Luke 22:41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed.

This difference in the way of prayer is puzzling if we agree with the churches on their saying that the Gospels have been written by the revelation and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, because how was the Holy Spirit unable to determine exactly the way of how Jesus prayed?!

But if we say that these Gospels have been written through quoting the texts from the Old Testament and reformulating in their stories, as is actually the method and approach of writing them, as is shown in this book, then we will get responses to the most contradictions and errors that listed in the Gospels, including these paragraphs. Hence, Matthew and Mark probably had relied upon the following texts to write how Jesus prayed:

Gen 18:2 So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,

Genesis 19:1 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground.

While Luke has relied upon the following text:

Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.

Hence, we see that the main reason of the differences between the accounts of the Gospels is the variety of sources of the quoting from the Old Testament, and reformulating them by the Gospels authors in their narratives away from the historical events, and also away from the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit does not fall in such as these differences or discrepancies and contradictions or errors, which indicates that our law "do not accept the lying and false" applies to Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane.

15 - The Source of the Saying of Luke that an Angel has appeared to Jesus from Heaven for strengthening him

In this story Luke alone said that an angel has appeared to Jesus from heaven for strengthening him, as in the following text:

Luke 22:43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him.

The appearance of this angel did not make any effect in the course of story of the Crucifixion of Jesus, because when Jesus was on the cross cried out in a loud voice my God, my God why have you forsaken me, which means that he was dissatisfied of his crucifixion!

And the lack of effectiveness for the appearance of the angel for strengthening Jesus indicates that Luke has quoted it from the Old Testament, as is the Gospels authors' method and approach of writing the Gospels, so what is the source of this narrative?

Let's read the following text:

Genesis 22:10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

Genesis 22:11 But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said, "Here I am."

Genesis 22:12 And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me."

Genesis 22:13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

As we read that the angel has appeared to Abraham from heaven and ended the temptation, which Abraham has done to prove that he worships the Lord alone, and he is ready to implement any order from Him, even if He ordered him to slay his only son.

Reading Luke this story that says that Abraham had sacrificed his son; stimulated him to write this narrative in the story of the crucifixion of Jesus by quoting that a father sacrifices his son, and forgotten in the midst of his attempts to prove that Jesus was crucified; that he does not write about a humanity event, but about a divine event as say the various churches, because this event was between the second Person and the first Person who are supposed to be one and have the same nature and essence. Yet there is nothing wrong to take an example and lesson from human beings in the sacrifice and devotion and redemption from the point of view of the Gospels authors and the churches! So, if the Lord had sent an angel to Abraham to stop the temptation because it accomplished its purpose, why does Luke not try to compose a narrative about the appearance of an angel in his Gospel, particularly the Abraham's son is not the greatest of one of the Trinity, but what should the angel do?!

If Luke said that the angel has saved Jesus from the death; which he should do as did the angel who was sent to Abraham; the whole story failed, for this Luke wrote that an angel has appeared to Jesus for strengthening him, so what is the meaning of strengthening him?

Was the angel unable to save Jesus?!

It does not matter any questions here, but the important thing is that Luke wrote about the appearance of an angel for strengthening Jesus, as has appeared an angel to Abraham, as is their method and approach of writing the Gospels, as is shown in this book, which means that our law "do not accept the lying and false" applies to this story.

16 - The Source of the Saying of Jesus that Satan has asked for the Disciples, that he may sift them as Wheat

Then after that prayer; also Luke alone wrote the following text:

Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.

Luke 22:32 "But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren."

This text has been written by Luke alone, and this is not a big matter if an author alone mentions some stories or sayings that have not been written by other authors if they include true information, and are consistent with other Gospels and the laws of the faith of the churches, yet if it's inconsistent and contradictory with them, this indicates that those stories and sayings have not been written through the revelation or the inspiration of the Holy Spirit like this text, which inconsistent and contradictory with the laws of the faith of the churches!

Because when Jesus says "I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail", who is this whom Jesus had prayed to him, while the laws of the faith of the churches say that Jesus is one of three Persons who are one and have the same nature and essence, which means that Jesus has prayed to himself?!

Moreover, and the most important, has this one, whom Jesus has prayed to him, responded to what he asked him, or has not responded to him?

As it is written in the Gospels, including the Gospel of Luke itself, that Peter after this saying has disowned Jesus and cursed him, which indicates that his faith has failed.

Furthermore, Peter did not strengthen the rest of the disciples; because all of them disowned Jesus and deserted him and fled, and all of them did not believe that he rose from the dead! As in the following texts:

Mark 14:71 Then he began to curse and swear, "I do not know this Man of whom you speak!"

Mark 14:50 Then they all forsook Him and fled.

Matthew 26:56 "But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.

Mark 16:11 And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

Luke 24:9 Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

Luke 24:10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles.

Luke 24:11 And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them.

This indicates that the one, whom Jesus has prayed to him, did not hear Jesus' prayer, which is inconsistent with the words of Jesus that his father hears him always, as in the following text:

John 11:41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.

John 11:42 "And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me."

These contradictions and errors indicate that Luke wrote the text away from the Holy Spirit and the revelation, so what is the source of this saying?

Let's read the following text:

Amos 9:9 "For surely I will command, And will sift the house of Israel among all nations, As grain is sifted in a sieve; Yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground.

This text talks about the sifting of the house of Israel among all nations, which is what happened actually as is written in the Old Testament, unlike the text of Luke as shown previously.

17 - The Source of the Saying of John that the Soldiers who arrested Jesus drew back and fell to the Ground

John 18:6 Now when He said to them, "I am He", they drew back and fell to the ground.

John 18:7 Then He asked them again, "Whom are you seeking?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

John 18:8 Jesus answered, "I have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek Me, let these go their way,"

John 18:9 that the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, "Of those whom You gave Me I have lost none."

This text is part of the story of the arrest of Jesus in the Gospel of John, who wrote a story is completely different from what the other writers wrote, and unrelated with it, and this difference is not the only problem in his story, because the paragraph "that the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, of those whom You gave Me I have lost none", is definitely wrong, whether it was attributed to the Old Testament or to Jesus himself, because in addition that it's not written in the Old Testament, it indeed has not been fulfilled, because all the disciples disowned Jesus and deserted him and fled, and all of them did not believe that he rose from the dead, which means that those whom were given to him have been lost! For this, we can say that this saying was not written by the revelation or the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, so what is the source of it?

Let's read the following texts:

Psalm 9:3 When my enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence.

Psalm 27:2 When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell.

Psalm 35:4 Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor Who seek after my life; Let those be turned back and brought to confusion Who plot my hurt.

Psalm 40:13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; O LORD, make haste to help me!

Psalm 40:14 Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who seek to destroy my life; Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor Who wish me evil.

Psalm 40:15 Let them be confounded because of their shame, Who say to me, "Aha, aha!"

Psalm 56:9 When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.

Psalm 56:10 In God (I will praise His word), In the LORD (I will praise His word),

Psalm 56:11 In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

I do think that John quoted the content of his narrative from these texts, as is the method and approach of the Gospels authors to write their accounts, otherwise, he will not write the story of the arrest of Jesus completely different from the story of the other Gospels, and writes the words that have not been fulfilled, and this indicates that our law "do not accept the lying and false" applies to this story.

18 - The Source of the Story of the Naked Disciple

Mark 14:50 Then they all forsook Him and fled.

Mark 14:51 Now a certain young man followed Him, having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body. And the young men laid hold of him,

Mark 14:52 and he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked.

This story has been mentioned by Mark alone, which is inconsistent with the previous text of John that says "of those whom You gave me I have lost none", because this flee shows that this disciple was lost, and this means that this story is not a revelation or inspiration or even real, thus what is the source of this story?

Let's read the following text:

Amos 2:16 The most courageous men of might Shall flee naked in that day," Says the LORD.

This text says that in that day the most courageous men will flee naked, Which prompted Mark to write his story about the naked disciple according to this text as is their method and approach of writing the Gospels, as is shown in this book, but without attributing it directly to the Old Testament, as is the method and approach of the Gospels authors in this section. However, the most surprising thing than this quoting, is the saying of some churches that the naked disciple was Mark himself, and this indicates that the law "do not accept the lying and false" applies to this story!