Did Jesus exist?

Research and evidence into the historical Jesus

Bart Ehman vs. Timothy Freke: Did Jesus Exist?

Sunday, April 8, 2012 4 ancient history, Anti-Christs, Book Reviews, Books, Christ Myth Theory, Did Jesus exist?, Pagan Christs , , , , Permalink

Thanks to New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman's new book "Did Jesus Exist", the debate over the historical Jesus has reached mainstream. Today CNN posted an article about called The Jesus debate: Man vs. myth Interestingly, the only "Mythicist" writers they quote from are Robert Price (author of the Price, author of “Deconstructing Jesus “Deconstructing Jesus" published in 2000) and Timothy Freke (co-author of "The Jesus Mysteries: Was the ‘Original Jesus’ a Pagan God?" published in 2001). According ...

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Did Jesus Exist by Bart Ehrman

Friday, April 6, 2012 0 ancient history, Atheism, Christ Myth Theory, Did Jesus exist?, Modern Culture , , Permalink

In the book trailer for the new book "Did Jesus Exist", Bart Ehrman says "as a historian, I can assure you, that no matter what anybody else says about him, Jesus most certainly existed. There is as much evidence for Jesus, Ehrman continues, as the evidence for dozens of other historical figures. So lack of evidence should not lead us to doubt the historical Jesus. This much is true - but lack of evidence isn't the ...

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David Fitzgerald Debunks Historical Jesus at Skepticon 3

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 0 ancient history, Christ Myth Theory, Did Jesus exist?, Jesus: Myth or History?, Theology , , , , Permalink

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 conception that most people have of Jesus Christ. Plus, David's delivery throws in gems of wit and humor, such as (commenting on unlikely it would have been for Jesus to throw out the moneychangers) "now either ...

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Who came first, Gnostics or Christians? Early engravings reveal the truth!

Saturday, October 8, 2011 2 Christ Myth Theory, Did Jesus exist?, Jesus: Myth or History?, Modern Culture, Pagan Christs , , , , Permalink

Recently scholars identified what appears to be the world's earliest Christian inscription, dating to the second century. It is in the collection of the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Orthodox or mainstream Christians argue that Jesus, the historical man came first and that Gnosticism was a later, paganized offshoot of "real" Christianity - if this were true, we would expect the earliest records of Jesus Christ to be more down to earth; however this is the ...

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Bart Ehrman: Did Jesus Exist? Is there evidence for a historical Jesus?

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4 Anti-Christs, Christ Myth Theory, Did Jesus exist?, Jesus Potter, Harry Christ, Jesus: Myth or History?, Pagan Christs, Theology , , , , Permalink

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 is used by apologists to show how even extremely liberal theologians like Bart cannot bring themselves to doubt a historical Jesus (the title of one blog post is "Atheist Stumped by Overwhelming Evidence for Jesus' ...

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Support JesusPotterHarryChrist on Kickstarter.com and get awesome freebies!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 0 Atheism, Blog, Books, Christ Myth Theory, Did Jesus exist?, Jesus Potter, Harry Christ, Jesus: Myth or History?, Pagan Christs , , , , Permalink

If you're looking for a late-summer read, check out the book "Jesus Potter Harry Christ." It claims that both Harry and Jesus are spiritual metaphors told in the literary form of historical fiction. The paperback is selling well on amazon, but we'd like to print hardcover copies - so we've set up a page on kickstarter.com where you can get a better deal and some great freebies by supporting the project. Thanks! Click here for the ...

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Dionysus, Hades and Jesus: Marriage in Death to Lords of the Underworld

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 1 Articles, Bible Blasphemy, Blog, Did Jesus exist?, Jesus: Myth or History?, Modern Culture, Pagan Christs, Theology , , , , Permalink

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 god of the underworld such as Hades or Dionysus. Much of this symbolism was later preserved in Christianity. The following is a paper I wrote recently for a PhD course on Antigone (by Sophocles) Death, Marriage ...

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Bible archaeologists discover tablet that refutes Jesus’ resurrection

Thursday, August 18, 2011 3 Anti-Christs, Bible Blasphemy, Blog, Christ Myth Theory, Did Jesus exist?, Jesus: Myth or History?, Pagan Christs , , , , Permalink

Did Jesus Christ really resurrect from the grave after three days? Probably not, it turns out. In 2008 archaeologists found a stone tablet that tells of a Jewish rebel hero who died and came back to life after three days. Jesus? No! His name was Simon, and he lived decades before Jesus. What we learn from this is that the Jews already had a template of the messiah that they expected, and they began applying ...

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The truth about CS Lewis, Tolkien and Pagan Christs: Christian Parallels in Mythology

Wednesday, August 3, 2011 4 Atheism, Blog, Books, Christ Myth Theory, Did Jesus exist?, Jesus: Myth or History?, Modern Culture, Pagan Christs, Theology , , , , Permalink

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 I write quite a bit about CS Lewis and Tolkien in the book so I doubt Colson has read more than the introduction or summary. But I'd like the opportunity to address the issue, which ...

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What does it mean to be a Christian? The difference between Atheism and Christianity.

Friday, July 1, 2011 15 Atheism, Blog, Did Jesus exist?, Modern Culture, Theology , , , Permalink

Because I am anti-religious and speak out against the fallacy of Christendom, many people accuse me of being many things that I am not. Generally, Christians usurp everything positive as being under the umbrella of Christianity. So when I say I am "Anti-Christian", they hear, "anti-morality, anti-kindness and goodness, anti-wanting to be a better person, anti-inspiration, anti-joy, anti-love, and anti-hope". And actually, I'm not against any of those. In fact I'm a passionate believer in and ...

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The Existence of Jesus Christ, Harry Potter and other ‘Historical’ Saviors

Saturday, May 28, 2011 0 Blog, Did Jesus exist?, Jesus Potter, Harry Christ, Jesus: Myth or History? , , , Permalink

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 regarding how and to what extent Jesus Christ existed or continues to exist, and since I couldn't find his post on Google (does Google index Yahoo group discussions?) I'm reposting it with some comments of ...

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6 ways Jesus is like the Easter bunny: Where Easter comes from and what it’s got to do with Christianity

Friday, April 22, 2011 3 Atheism, Blog, Did Jesus exist?, Humor , , , , Permalink

What are your Easter celebration plans for Sunday, April 24th? Will you go to a church service? Will you paint and decorate Easter eggs? Aren't you curious about where Easter comes from, or how we went from the resurrection of Jesus to a magical, chocolate egg-bearing rabbit? The relationship is actually not as dissimilar as it first seems; in ancient times people would decorate, hide and find eggs which represented the body of vegetative gods like ...

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