The Christ Myth Theory In Question (Part 2)
Carrier’s cosmic sperm bank hypothesis to deal with Paul’s claim that Jesus was made from the sperm of David, usually just meaning that he came from David’s bloodline (the old testament talks about God forming people in the womb). How would Paul’s readers have been able to understand Paul’s claim in a mythicist way? Carrier … The Christ Myth Theory In Question (Part 2)
Kipp Davis and James, the Brother of the Lord
The James the Brother of the Lord passage in Paul has long been the bane of mythicists, because if Paul met Jesus’s brother, then Jesus existed. At 9:00 PT prof Kipp Davis will be responding to Godless Engineer’s mythicist thoughts on the passage. Check it out:
Is Sex Binary?
Richard Dawkins shared this interesting talk by Dr. Colin Wright, which is important for such issues as biological males participating in women’s sports.
The Rise of the NONES
The rapid, unprecedented growth of the “nones” continues apace. The nonreligious are now larger than any single religious group in America, and they’ve become the majority in several states. See Article Here
The Christ Myth Theory In Question
I think mythicism misses the mark because it is so focused on what Jesus is supposed to have done as the ultimate blood magic death, it ignores what we did to Jesus. The form of the gospels have caused some confusion because information about Jesus is attained by mining scripture. However, this is what the … The Christ Myth Theory In Question
21st Century Christian Apologists on the Swoon Theory – Part 2: Norman Geisler & Frank Turek
WHERE WE ARE I have carefully analyzed and evaluated the nine objections that Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli present against the Swoon Theory in their Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA), which was published in 1994. I have concluded that all nine objections FAIL because they are BAD ARGUMENTS. My Christian friend David Diaz suggested … 21st Century Christian Apologists on the Swoon Theory – Part 2: Norman Geisler & Frank Turek
Biblical Forgeries With Bart Ehrman
Trump the Messiah
More and more scrutiny is coming regarding the narrative that Trump is God’s chosen one. Iowa Evangelical pastors condemn ‘sickening’ video portraying Trump as messianic figure. See HERE. Christian Site: Trump Is “God’s Chosen Instrument.” See HERE
Penal Substitution Atonement (PSA)
This looks interesting. Spartan Theology shared he will be debating on the topic of PSA, which is one of my interests. I’ll have to follow up on this. Here is his opening statement:
Oklahoma legislator files bill to mandate display of Ten Commandments in public school classrooms
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — A bill has been filed in the Oklahoma legislature that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. Check out the article here: