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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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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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Does JK Rowling’s “Deathly Hallows” Reveal Jesus as Literary Figure?

Monday, April 4, 2011 0 Blog, Jesus Potter, Harry Christ , , , , Permalink

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 Lennon once said The Beatles were more popular than Jesus, a claim that ignited a public relations firestorm. These days, one could easily claim that Harry Potter is also more popular than ...

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Who was the Historical Jesus? Did Jesus really exist? An Introduction to Christ Myth Theory

Saturday, January 1, 2011 3 Did Jesus exist? , , , , Permalink

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 it is impossible to "prove" that Jesus never existed, it is fair to say that the vast majority of both Christians and non-believers alike have a picture of Christian beginnings which has no basis in ...

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