Month: December 2022

It’s That Gift Giving Time Of Year: The Historical Jesus Courses of Drs Allison and Carrier

Many secular people look at Jesus not as magical, but a human who became one of the most influential figures in history. The question is: what can we know about him? Derek Lambert of MythVision podcast along with recognized historical Jesus expert Dr. Dale C Allison have put together an online 8 part lecture course It’s That Gift Giving Time Of Year: The Historical Jesus Courses of Drs Allison and Carrier

From Chrestian To Christian

This interesting essay on the Gospel of Philip was published yesterday which has the novel thesis of how Christianity developed out of Chrestianity! From Chrestian to Christian: Philip Beyond The Grave by Martijn Linssen. See https://www.academia.edu/s/faa7f58532 Some initial thoughts:

The Genesis Of The Modern Critique Of The Christ Myth Theory.

It has been a number of years since the appearance of the modern Christ Myth literature, so it is fitting that a cumulative critique by Christ Historicists has begun. The foundational mythicist literature includes Doherty’s “Jesus Puzzle;” Price’s “The Incredible Shrinking Son Of Man” and “The Christ Myth Theory And It’s Problems;” Fitzgerald’s “Nailed” and The Genesis Of The Modern Critique Of The Christ Myth Theory.

Christmas: The Origin Of The Nativity

It wasn’t uncommon in history to invent fantastic origin stories for famous individuals. Augustus Caesar’s birth was foretold by portents, according to the Roman historian Suetonius. I will be looking at Crossan’s argument for Caesar’s Pax Romana (Peace through Victory) vs Jesus’s Peace through Justice in later posts. For now, I’d like to consider the Christmas: The Origin Of The Nativity

John Dominic Crossan and Mythicism

Derek from MythVision Podcast recently did an interview with John Dominic Crossan and there is an interesting short portion near the end where Crossan is asked about the Jesus Mythicism hypothesis. Check out time 22:00 – 30:00

Wives In The Quran

It is interesting to note the Quran has been historically interpreted as condoning marital rape. Here is an interesting summary by Dr. Shabir Ally, a liberal Muslim scholar who received his PhD from an accredited secular university. See especially time 4:58-7:29 :