During college, a good portion of my coursework ended up centering on how the Bible and religion describes otherness. A big question that I ended up exploring was how the Bible defines otherness, and how it tells you to treat those who are others. The Bible has a lot to say about that subject. I…
Before I start, I’m simply looking at this topic from a historical perspective, with the express purpose of detailing what we can know about Jesus. I’m looking at this particular argument and that’s it. Now to jump into the meme. When talking about sexuality in the ancient world, we have to be careful. We have…
There is a new book published by Oxford University Press that has gotten mythicists in a tizzy. That book is none other than T.C. Schmidt’s Josephus and Jesus, New Evidence for the One Called Christ. As some may imagine, Richard Carrier is one such mythicist who has taken an issue with the new book. And…
When you lie about a person, its best to not lie about something when the proof to the contrary is so easily accessible. This is the situation that Jaaron Wingo, of Christ Before Jesus, has found himself in. In a recent TikTok Live, Wingo attacked me personally and made the claim that I was asking…
Was Mary raped by God? Is the Crucifixion a historical event? These were the topics that I had a chance to discuss with the Godless Engineer, John Gleason. While the topics were clearly controversial, the conversation was pleasant. So this summer, I had the chance to participate in two live discussions. While I’ve done a…
Before moving too far on, there is a point that I have to address, as it’s one that Britt and Wingo bring up multiple times, and is one that is all too common among mythicists. Why did no one write about Jesus earlier? Britt and Wingo put it like this: “This is one of the…
Most scholars argue that Mark was the first Gospel to be written. This seems rather obvious as it’s clear that both Matthew and Luke borrowed from Mark. It’s no surprise that a late date for Mark then is important for Britt and Wingo. If Mark were to be shown to be a product of the…
If one shows a clear unfamiliarity with what the mainstream scholarship states, one should be very wary when those individuals make claims about the mainstream. When those same people build up arguments based on that unfamiliarity, we have major issues. Those issues appear right away in chapter 2. Britt and Wingo begin their chapter on…
Citing sources is important. It helps a reader verify some information. For instance, when Britt and Wingo claim that “one of the ideas put forth by historicists is the idea that Jesus could have been multiple first-century teachers rolled into one,” by providing a citation, or even naming one of these individuals, would go a…
If you’re looking to summarize the mainstream view, you don’t look at Christian apologists or fundamentalist arguments. They aren’t part of the mainstream view. You also don’t look at fringe groups and act like they define what the mainstream is. And you definitely don’t make up arbitrary rules about what evidence you can accept. Honestly,…