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Questioning the Historicity of Christ
Started this discussion. Last reply by Loren Miller Oct 27, 2022. 7 Replies 2 Likes
There are several authors who debate that Christ was not an historic person.One book in particular shows the idea of a real person is a fiction.Creating Christ: How Roman Emperors Invented…Continue
Have Any Book Suggestions?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Onyango M Sep 23, 2022. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for book recommendations:any and all regarding skeptical arguments contra religion and/or any particular sect.Continue
Creating Christ
Started this discussion. Last reply by Stephen Brodie Sep 20, 2022. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Here's a book worth reading: Creating Christ: How Roman Emperors Invented Christianity by James S Valliant & Warren Fahy 2018See review at…Continue
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"I "doth" wonder, too ... and so does Bart Ehrman:"
"One niche history (disclaimer: I worked on it) is Frank Zindler's The Jesus the Jews Never Knew, which was originally planned as a commentary on an 1880s version of the Toledot Yeshu, the medieval Jewish fable that's so insulting it was…"
"Jesus is a Johny come late to the party of claimants of divine power or origin."
"When you have time, read Supernatural Religion by Walter Richard Cassels."
"If Christ we real and a real force of societal change then why is there no mention of him in the records of the Egyptians and all the surrounding cultures?
Either he really was a no body or he did not exist.
Maybe he lived 1500 years earlier as…"
"Thanks for the suggestion, Loren."
"For what I've seen, among the most thorough analysis of the putative existence of Jesus as portrayed in the bible was done some years ago by Richard Carrier and his book, On the Historicity of Jesus. It's not an easy read. What…"
Questioning the Historicity of Christ
There are several authors who debate that Christ was not an historic person.One book in particular shows the idea of a real person is a fiction.Creating Christ: How Roman Emperors Invented Christianityby James S Valliant & Warren Fahy 2018See review at http://volumesofvalue.com/2022/09/18/creating-christ/See More
"Hey Loren,
These are good references.
I have a number to add
The testament of Jean Messlier
Letters to Eugenia by D'Holdbach
Decolonizing African Religions by Okot P'Bitek
The ruins of empire by Volney
H L Mencken on Religion
In defence…"
"Somehow, I don't think Seth will mind! While I'm at it, back in the day, Seth used to make a BUNCH of hilarious religious send-up videos. The following is among the first he produced:"
"Thanks for the YouTube link. I just subscribed to his channel."
"You'll also find a great deal of his work on YouTube under The Thinking Atheist. Thing is, Seth doesn't at all call HIMSELF that. It's more an idea he had: wanting people to, as he says, "Assume nothing, question…"
"Great! After your testimony I found:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Andrewshttps://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Thinking%20Atheist"
"If you haven't already run into Seth Andrews, trust me, you'll like him. He's a good guy, smart, but not full of himself, and with the gift of a storyteller. I met him once at an event here in NE Ohio, and I am here to…"
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