Tag Archives: Jesus Mythicism

R. Joseph Hoffmann on the Jesus Mythicists Richard Carrier, Earl Doherty, Neil Godfrey and Tom Verenna

Posted on 31/05/2012 by

‘Richard Carrier & Co., Earl Doherty, Neil Godfrey and Tom Verenna for example, have no qualifications at all to be doing research in biblical studies . . . So I have to ask: what makes these guys so confident, if not … Continue reading →

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R. Joseph Hoffman on the Jesus Mythicism of the New Atheists

Posted on 24/04/2012 by

Thank God for sensible atheists such as R. Joseph Hoffman.  Here he eviserates the currently fashionable Jesus Mythicism of the New Atheists: Mythtic Pizza and Cold-cocked Scholars It is almost cruelty to begin picking on the methodological wowsers implied in the reasoning … Continue reading →

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Fringe view: the crazy world of Jesus mythicism

Posted on 09/11/2011 by

The Fringe World of Jesus Mythicism by James McGrath One of the poignant ironies about mythicism is its popularity among those who style themselves as freethinkers.  Such individuals usually have no trouble criticizing apologists for young Earth creationism or other … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus even exist? Addressing the mythicism favoured by many contemporary atheists

Posted on 05/01/2011 by

For anyone seeking to explore this question, the following articles by historian Dr. James Hannam provide an excellent resource: 1) Explaining why we can rely on Josephus as evidence Jesus existed; 2) Dealing with the thesis that Jesus’ life shows … Continue reading →

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