The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 1
Jehovah, the god of the Old Testament, is cruel, unjust, and evil. Jehovah, therefore, is NOT God, because God is, by definition, a perfectly morally good person. Since Jesus promoted worship of Jehovah, obedience to Jehovah, and prayer to Jehovah, we can reasonably conclude that Jesus promoted worship of a false god and thus Jesus … The Slaughter of the Canaanites – Part 1
Jesus: True Prophet or False Prophet? – Response to Eugene – Part 2
I have put forward part of a case against the belief that “God raised Jesus from the dead”. This case is based on the controversial claim that “Jesus was a false prophet”. Eugene has raised an objection to my case, and that objection comes in the form of an argument, an argument with a bit … Jesus: True Prophet or False Prophet? – Response to Eugene – Part 2
Jesus: True Prophet or False Prophet? – Response to Eugene
Before I go on to Part 4 of this series, I’m going to take time to respond to a defense of Jesus put forward by Eugene (see comments by Eugene on my Part 3 post). I am arguing that it is very unlikely that God would raise Jesus from the dead, because Jesus was a … Jesus: True Prophet or False Prophet? – Response to Eugene
My Recent Call-In Segment with Trent Horn on Catholic Answers Live
A few weeks ago Catholic Answers had a two hour radio show devoted to taking calls from nontheists only. I was the last caller. I had the privilege of having a brief, but very enjoyable and intellectually stimulating conversation with Trent Horn. A fan recently made me aware of a YouTube recording of it. LINK … My Recent Call-In Segment with Trent Horn on Catholic Answers Live
Jesus: True Prophet or False Prophet? – Part 3
I am arguing that it is not possible for Christian apologists to make a solid rational case for the claim that God raised Jesus from the dead (GRJ). My argument is based on the controversial claim that Jesus was a false prophet (JFP): 1. Jesus claimed to be a prophet. 2. Jesus was not a prophet. 3. … Jesus: True Prophet or False Prophet? – Part 3
Jesus: True Prophet or False Prophet? – Part 2
There are three main areas of evidence required to build a rational case for the resurrection of Jesus, for the claim that God raised Jesus from the dead (GRJ): I. General Background Evidence II. Prior Historical Evidence III. Posterior Historical Evidence A key claim that Christian apologists need to support in relation to Prior … Jesus: True Prophet or False Prophet? – Part 2
Jesus: True Prophet or False Prophet? – Part 1
In his book The Resurrection of God Incarnate, Richard Swinburne argues that the case for the resurrection of Jesus must include three major components: I. General Background Evidence – evidence for and against the existence of God, and evidence about whether and why God would be likely to perform a miracle, especially raising someone from the … Jesus: True Prophet or False Prophet? – Part 1
The Logic of the Resurrection – Part 7
It is one thing to make a solid case for the claim “Jesus rose from the dead.” (JRD), and another thing entirely to make a solid case for the claim “God raised Jesus from the dead.” (GRJ). Showing that (JRD) is true, would not, by itself, show that (GRJ) is true. The resurrection could have … The Logic of the Resurrection – Part 7
J.L. Schellenberg on the Philosophy of Religion
While searching on J.L. Schellenberg, I stumbled across the following comment in a combox for a post about calls to end the philosophy of religion as a discipline (skip down to comment #47). I think it’s worth quoting in full. Having done philosophy of religion as an atheist for more than twenty years, I find the … J.L. Schellenberg on the Philosophy of Religion
The Logic of the Resurrection – Part 6
In Part 4 of this series, we saw that Theodore Drange interpreted Christian theologian Charles Hodge to be arguing as follows (“Why Resurrect Jesus?” in The Empty Tomb, p. 56) : (2a) (JRD) is a sufficient condition for (JSG). Therefore: (1a) (JRD) is a necessary condition for (JSG). ============ Abbreviations: (JRD) Jesus rose from the dead. (JSG) Jesus is the … The Logic of the Resurrection – Part 6