New testament scholar Dennis Macdonald and Jacob Berman debate Aaron Adair and Godless Engineer on the Mythicism (Link). Sayanore historicity.…

And wouldn’t you know, the comment was deleted!! Apologies for the two screenshots overlapping in material.

The authors present a refreshing new take on the origins of the new testament and Christianity. I am not yet…

Synopsis of the Herodotus’ Tale of Xerxes The final story in Herodotus’ Histories tells of Xerxes, a king who lusts…

I especially like Adair’s argument from Revelation around 16:30 (I too believe Revelation is supportive of mythicism).

NPL Allen’s The Jesus Fallacy is a marvelous book that has the most serious (as well as one of the…

“Marduk’s mother is portrayed in similar fashion to the way the woman is portrayed in Revelation 12. One may also…

“The father of history, Herodotus, related his own resurrection and vanishing act…” -M. David Litwa (p.181-2, How the Gospels Became History). “They say that Aristeas, who was in birth inferior…

Continuing the discussion, I’ll address objections to points 5 and 6 and lastly point 4 (objections to Joel Pearson’s and…