Tag: mythicism
Ken Humphreys on the ‘New Apologists’ desperately seeking the Son of God
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The illustrious Ken Humphreys has spoken on the subject: “Joseph Hoffmann – biblical scholar ‘par excellence’ or arrogant know-it-all? Maurice Casey – out in the sun too long?” Ken makes many good points here, especially in exposing the bizarre wishy-washy behavior by R. Joseph Hoffman, a “lapsed Catholic” who once…
Read MoreJesus of where? A response by Frank Zindler to Bart Ehrman
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(We welcome FTN guestwriter and fellow mythicist Frank Zindler, editor of American Atheist Magazine and Director of American Atheist Press, rebutting the “historical” Jesus of Bart Ehrman’s rendering in his recent book Did Jesus Exist?) Bart’s Subtitle By Frank R. Zindler fzindler@atheists.org The subtitle of Bart Ehrman’s Did Jesus Exist?…
Read MoreA brief explanation of how the Jesus myth was created
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Here’s a brief explanation of the subject of mythicism as it applies to Jesus and others. It is well known that, upon contact with the Greek culture as it spread east, into Persia, etc., during the first centuries surrounding the common era, many cultures began applying attributes of Greek gods…
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Bart Ehrman: Jesus mythicists’ arguments are ‘fairly plausible’
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In a interview with NPR (April 1, 2012), Did Jesus Exist? the interviewer summarizes New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman’s views on the debate about whether or not Jesus Christ is a mythical figure: Mythicists’ arguments are fairly plausible, Ehrman says. According to them, Jesus was never mentioned in any Roman…
Read MoreAre the New Testament gospels history? Where’s the proof?
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Happy Day! A new video clip for your entertainment and edification – enjoy! For more information, see this post: D.M. Murdock/Acharya S on DVD! Go to this link directly to purchase the DVD “Great Minds of Our Time: D.M. Murdock.”
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Atheists to put up ‘Jesus Myth’ billboards in U.S.
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“American Atheists are planning to put up more holiday ‘Myth’ billboards… this year, the group’s planning to erect signs featuring images of Santa, Jesus, Poseidon and the devil next to the message: ’37 Million Americans know MYTHS when they see them.’” Thirty-seven million Americans agree with me? So, why have…
Read MoreRadio discussion on Mythicist Position and Religious Origins, 6/17/11
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Tomorrow, June 17, 2011, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM EST/4:00 to 6:00 PM PST/12:00 AM GMT, I will be appearing on a Blogtalk radio show, “The Stench of Truth,” to discuss the mythicist position and religious origins. We will be accepting phone calls at some point at this number: (760)…
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Josephus forgery on Jesus
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Here’s a neat little paragraph succinctly summarizing one of the many problems with the passage in the works of the Jewish historian Josephus used to “prove” the historicity of Jesus Christ, called the “Testimonium Flavianum”: “Its brevity disproves its authenticity. Josephus’ work is voluminous and exhaustive. It comprises 20 books.…
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Bible scholar ‘exposes’ Christian fraud
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I said pretty much the same thing in my book The Christ Conspiracy in 1999 – and I was collecting there a scholarly consensus that dates back centuries. Ehrman’s playing catch-up: Some day perhaps he will look more closely at the mythicist position. One of the chapters in my book,…
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Jesus mythicists featured in Greek magazine
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As of December 23, 2010, a Greek magazine, Phainomena, owned by one of Greece’s biggest newspapers, Eleutheros Typos, is running a new article by Minas Papageorgiou about Jesus mythicism that features me, D.M. Murdock, aka Acharya S! An accompanying TV commercial asks, “Who are the people who doubt Jesus’s historicity?”…
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Did Washington and Jefferson believe Jesus was a myth?
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Okay – be prepared to have your socks knocked off! I hope you feel better, smarter and freer after reading this newest article of mine. It’s very long – I trimmed some fat, but I just couldn’t hold back all this juicy mental nutrition! Did Washington and Jefferson Believe Jesus…
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Christ Myth Anthology
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Here’s some info about my latest project, which hopefully will be out sometime in 2011. It’s called The Christ Myth Anthology, and I started working on it last year. I published a tentative cover for it in my “Origins of Christianity” article, which I uploaded a year ago. The Christ…
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The Jesus Myth | Did Christ really exist?
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For your enjoyment and edification, I have created a new article from Barbara G. Walker’s fabulous book Man Made God, which I edited and published. I believe you will really enjoy this fascinating piece, so be sure to check it out! The Jesus Myth by Barbara G. Walker Thanks to…
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Mythicism conference in Greece
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My friend Minas Papageorgiou has passed along the news of his “Mythicism Conference” held in Athens, Greece. Looks like it was a great success. Congrats, Minas, and keep up the good work – μια χαρά! Be sure to read my interview with Minas as well! Mythicism event in Greece by…
Read MoreThe Mythicist Position | Mythicism
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Here is my video on the Mythicist Position or Mythicism. Freethinkaluva and Vega (Allan Jones) helped me put this together, so many thanks to them! “Well done!” “Acharya’s video ‘The Mythicist Position | What is Mythicism?’ helps introduce the mythicist position to the masses, and for that I’m thankful. We…
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