The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 2: The Kingdom of God
WHERE WE ARE In Part 1 of this series, I showed that NT and Jesus scholars usually date the Gospel of Mark to around 70 C.E (range: 65-75 C.E.), and date the Fourth Gospel or the Gospel of John to around 100 C.E. (range: 90-110 C.E.). The Gospel of Mark was probably the first of … The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 2: The Kingdom of God
THE QUEST FOR THE HISTORICAL PAUL (Introduction with Prof Nina E. Livesey)
The Letters of Paul in their Roman Literary Context: Reassessing Apostolic Authorship (by Nina E Livesey, Peer Reviewed Cambridge Press, 2024) (INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES OF POSTS ON THE QUEST FOR THE HISTORICAL PAUL WITH PROF NINA E. LIVESEY) Critical New Testament scholars have long sought after the historical Jesus. Now, another journey is underway … THE QUEST FOR THE HISTORICAL PAUL (Introduction with Prof Nina E. Livesey)
Announcing A New Blog Series: THE QUEST FOR THE HISTORICAL PAUL
Conversion on the Way to Damascus, a 1601 portrait by Caravaggio (wiki) I’m excited to announce my new blog series on The Quest For The Historical Paul! This hub page will have a continuous rollout of links to the posts as I make them. STAY TUNED! POSTS: THE QUEST FOR THE HISTORICAL PAUL (Introduction with Prof … Announcing A New Blog Series: THE QUEST FOR THE HISTORICAL PAUL
Richard Carrier Responds to Ehrman’s Critique on the Existence of Jesus!
LAST TIME: Ehrman’s New Free Lecture on the Historicity of Jesus Now, Carrier Responds! 1. The Article Bart Ehrman’s Latest Weird Attempt to Refute Mythicism 2. The Podcast Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
The Texas Flood and the Death of Children, What Atheists Think
The Texas flood and the children it killed has shocked the world. But why? Childhood death has been the historical norm, and makes it obvious to atheists there is no caring creator. We must question why others imagine otherwise. So what do American atheists – which according to Gallup are approaching a fifth of the … The Texas Flood and the Death of Children, What Atheists Think
The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 1: The Last Gospel to be Written
WHERE WE ARE In order to make a reasonable case for the resurrection of Jesus, one must first put together a set of relevant historical facts about Jesus, especially about his arrest, trials, crucifixion, burial, and about alleged appearances of Jesus to his disciples after he was crucified and allegedly buried. This is a key … The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 1: The Last Gospel to be Written
Ehrman’s New Free Lecture on the Historicity of Jesus
*Slides were provided for free to all listeners! Ehrman gave his lecture today on the existence of Jesus on earth in history contra mythicism, so here are a few of the new takeaways you may not have heard before. So what’s kind of new here is pointing to 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 implicating the Jews in … Ehrman’s New Free Lecture on the Historicity of Jesus
Geisler’s Historical Claims supporting the Death of Jesus on the Cross
WHERE WE ARE According to the Christian apologists Norman Geisler and Ronald Brooks, in their book When Skeptics Ask (hereafter: WSA), in order to prove that God raised Jesus from the dead, they must first prove that Jesus died on the cross: JESUS ACTUALLY DIED ON THE CROSS Before we can show that Jesus rose … Geisler’s Historical Claims supporting the Death of Jesus on the Cross
Craig’s Historical Claims for His Objection #1 against the Swoon Theory
WHERE WE ARE In his book The Son Rises (hereafter: TSR), William Craig raises three objections against the Swoon Theory (which he refers to as the Apparent Death Theory). The Swoon Theory is the skeptical view that Jesus survived his crucifixion, later met with some of his disciples, and that this experience of seeing a … Craig’s Historical Claims for His Objection #1 against the Swoon Theory
New Lecture by Ehrman on the Historicity of Jesus
Ehrman’s new lecture is coming this Saturday, and he shared some free resources as supplements: Free Articles: Free Misquoting Jesus Podcast Episodes: Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)