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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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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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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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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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