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Hi Peter, Yes, "A Martyred Man at Passover" sounds more like a fantastic plot device than an historical event.The description of the three or four trials of Jesus when tens of thousands of Jews and God-fearers are visiting Jerusalem and celebrating Passover each sounds absurd. The Jewish ...

He gives the idea that Jesus did not exist about 10% odds. I would hate to apply a number or percentage, I think that is a mistake in itself. I see no reason to discount a martyred man at Passover that generated legends and mythology in the Diaspora. Too date, there is no replacement that even come...

What about James Tabor and the Jesus Dynasty? http://jesusdynasty.com/ Sure makes it look like Jesus and company was real, or in this case all too real for conventional Christianity. Tabor makes me puke he oversteps his knowledge and over attributes much worse then what I would call typical scholar...

Look how long the concept of El has evolved and transformed. The only concept that surpasses it is the rainbow serpent legends of Australia. Too date, no one has proposed any sort of a decent replacement hypothesis for a martyred man at Passover that generated multicultural mythology that grew in He...

I have never viewed Peter as ever being in Rome.

To think a Galilean peasant would have ever taught in their enemies homeland is just not altogether sane.


There may have been a Peter who taught, but its much more likely some influencial figure was tagged with peters name due to his popularity.

The Christian race developed from 'spiritual adoption' from Jesus (= Ishu) is the fulfillment of that promise. . In some circles yes. Were talking about Hellenist perverting scripture that has been perverted in as many ways as imagination itself. Christianity developed from a perversion of Judaism ...

Your busy taking text that has been compiled over hundreds and hundreds of years and so fragmented from polytheism to monotheism. Reason and logic and not going to apply no matter how hard or detailed one breaks this down. You add the multi cultural nature of these early text and it adds even more c...

stephan happy huller wrote:I don't know why it is so difficult for people on both sides to say "maybe."

Because the evidence doesn't point that way.


I would love to be convince by a good replacement hypothesis, but too date, there is no good replacement hypothesis.

Gospels are the products of communities/assemblies/congregations (all of which words became the word for "churches") of believers. Perhaps 20 congregations produced documents which may fit the literary form of gospels as conceived today. Where does this magical 20 come from? I will call t...

That's too bad he chose the mythicist case with that crucifixion in heaven Cordially, Bernard True. It is one of his many week points. Why have a crucifixion in heaven and then place it at a Passover where 400,000 people have the chance to witness it and say,,,,,, "I was there it never happene...