The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 8: The Jesus and Nicodemus Dialogue
WHERE WE ARE In Part 1 through Part 4 of this series, I argued that we have good reasons to believe that the Gospel of John provides a historically unreliable account of the life and teachings of Jesus. The problem is that the characterization of Jesus’ ministry and teachings in the Gospel of John conflicts … The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 8: The Jesus and Nicodemus Dialogue
The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 7: More One-On-One Dialogues
WHERE WE ARE In Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this series, I presented evidence sufficient to show it is probable that the Gospel of John is a historically unreliable account of the life and teachings of the historical Jesus. (For a summary of those posts, see “WHERE WE ARE” in … The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 7: More One-On-One Dialogues
The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 6: One-On-One Dialogues
WHERE WE ARE In Part 1 of this series, I showed there was good reason to believe that the Gospel of Mark was written about three decades before the Gospel of John (70 C.E. vs. 100 C.E.). In Part 2 of this series, I showed that there was a significant conflict between the Gospel of … The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 6: One-On-One Dialogues
The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 5: Sayings vs. Sermons
WHERE WE ARE In Part 1 of this series, I showed there was good reason to believe that the Gospel of Mark was written about three decades before the Gospel of John (70 C.E. vs. 100 C.E.). That means that if there are significant conflicts between the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of John, … The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 5: Sayings vs. Sermons
The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 4: “I Am the…” Statements by Jesus
WHERE WE ARE Because the Gospel of Mark was probably written about three decades before the Gospel of John (the 4th Gospel), we should give preference to the information in the Gospel of Mark about Jesus over the information about Jesus in the Gospel of John when there is a conflict between these Gospels (see … The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 4: “I Am the…” Statements by Jesus
The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 3: Casting Out Demons
WHERE WE ARE Because the Gospel of Mark was probably the first of the NT Gospels to be written (around 70 C.E.) and the Gospel of John was probably the last of the NT Gospels to be written (around 100 C.E.), if there are conflicts between these Gospels we should give preference to the Gospel … The Unreliability of the 4th Gospel – Part 3: Casting Out Demons
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 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
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
Why Christian Apologists are Doomed to FAIL – Part 2: Dozens of Historical Facts Required
WHERE WE ARE In the first post of this series, called “Why Christian Apologists are Doomed to FAIL“, I put forward this skeptical argument about the attempts of Christian apologists to prove the resurrection of Jesus: 1. One can construct a reasonable argument for the claim that God raised Jesus from the dead ONLY IF … Why Christian Apologists are Doomed to FAIL – Part 2: Dozens of Historical Facts Required