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===Jesus' claims to divinity===
The argument relies on the assumption that Jesus claimed to be God, something that most biblical scholars do not believe to be true.<ref name="The Bart Ehrman Blog 2013"/><ref name="NPR.org 2014"/><ref name="Hick page 27"/><ref name="lord_jesus_christ_a01"/>
A frequent criticism is that Lewis's trilemma depends on the veracity of the scriptural accounts of Jesus's statements and miracles.<ref>Blomberg, Craig L. (1987). ''The Historical Reliability of the Gospels'', (Intervarsity Press), page xx. "The problem with this argument is that it assumes what is regularly denied, namely, that the gospels give entirely accurate accounts of the actions and claims of Jesus ... This option represents the most common current explanation of the more spectacular deeds and extravagant claims of Jesus in the gospels."</ref> The trilemma rests on the interpretation of [[Life of Jesus in the New Testament|New Testament authors' depiction of Jesus]]: a widespread objection is that the statements by Jesus recorded in the Gospels are being misinterpreted, and do not constitute claims to divinity.<ref name=Davis2006>Davis (2006), page 150.</ref>
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