I love this very convincing, clear and structured argument against the historical Jesus given by David Fitzgerald at Skepticon 3. David presents evidence and history that, while basic and easy to confirm, is widely unknown and goes against the common
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9 reasons why I love Jesus, but don’t believe in him anyway.
I grew up on Bible stories and Christian ethics. To a large extent, I like the stories – Christian literature is pretty good story-telling, usually about a hero, who is brought low, then gets supernatural powers to triumph over his
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Bart Ehrman: Did Jesus Exist? Is there evidence for a historical Jesus?
When asked in a recent interview (The Infidel Guy Show) about the evidence for the historical Jesus, Bart Ehrman threw out the tired line “No Serious/No Reputable Scholar doubts that a historical Jesus existed.” Ehrman’s support of the historical Jesus
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Dionysus, Hades and Jesus: Marriage in Death to Lords of the Underworld
One of the literary threads I hope to investigate in the future is the tie between vampirism and the ancient tradition of linking death and marriage together; many religions deal with death as an intimate reunion or marriage with a
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The truth about CS Lewis, Tolkien and Pagan Christs: Christian Parallels in Mythology
Last Month Chuck Colson – Christian leader, cultural commentator, and former Special Counsel for President Richard Nixon – commented on my book, Jesus Potter Harry Christ. His central criticism of my book is weak, desperate and unfounded – in fact
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The Truth about Harry Potter and Jesus: Religious symbolism, controversy and theology in JK Rowling’s Deathly Hallows
A big part of the research I’ve been doing in the past decade has focused on historical Jesus research: how much of the gospel story is literature, and how much (if any) is based on firm historical fact. For my
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Author burns Harry Potter books wearing Jesus Costume at Deathly Hallows Premiere
Portland, July. 2nd, 2011 – Although the religious controversy over JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series was a hot topic several years ago, as the 8th and final movie (Deathly Hallows Part II) comes out this month Christians and nonbelievers will
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The Existence of Jesus Christ, Harry Potter and other ‘Historical’ Saviors
Recently in an online discussion of the historical Jesus and my book Jesus Potter Harry Christ, Hans Andréa from Harry Potter for Seekers responded to a question about Jesus’ existence with an insightful commentary. Since I agree with Hans’ conclusions
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Does JK Rowling’s “Deathly Hallows” Reveal Jesus as Literary Figure?
The Deathly Hallows Part 2 movie (Harry Potter Eight) is coming out soon. There’s been talk that Harry Potter is a Christ Figure. They’ve got it backwards: Jesus Christ is a Harry Potter Figure. Harry Potter Refutes Historical Jesus? John
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Who was the Historical Jesus? Did Jesus really exist? An Introduction to Christ Myth Theory
Much of the material on this website concerns my continuing research into Christian traditions and the historical Jesus Christ: who was Jesus, really? Is there any evidence for his existence? What started the Christian movement? Although the debate continues, and
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Pascal’s Wager and the Red Pill: Belief in the Historical Jesus as Self-Constituting Subjective Reality
“If the Jesus of faith is not also the Jesus of history, he’s powerless and he’s meaningless. Unless he’s rooted in reality, unless he established his divinity by rising from the dead, he’s just a feel-good symbol who’s as irrelevant
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Defining Jesus: Voting on Christ’s divine and human nature in the Ecumenical Church Councils
Although Christianity had finally been given state approval, Constantine soon saw that as a movement Christianity was deeply divided among itself in virtual all areas. In order to stifle disagreements and unify the empire under one, simplified religion, Emperor Constantine
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