A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
It would be nice if there was a universally accepted amount of evidence for how we determine if someone mentioned in ancient literature was a historical person. Unfortunately, there is not. My experience from talking to Jesus Mythicists is that no amount of evidence would ever be acceptable as sufficient. Even if dozens of new … Read More “How Much Evidence For Jesus Do We Need?” »
I remember speaking to a Jesus Mythicist who told me that he had become more and more convinced about the connection between Jesus and Krishna. I had been meaning to look more into this and so I finally read The Bhagavad Gita. This is one of the classics of Hinduism and perhaps the most popular … Read More “Jesus and Krishna” »
Many biblical scholars claim that the Gospels are anonymous. What does that mean? Is this a problem for Christians or for defending the idea of the historical Jesus? Support me through Patreon. Visit my History of Christianity Podcast.
There are many different gods and demigods that get compared to Jesus and who are offered as potential inspirations for the life of Jesus. One of the most popular is Horus. In fact one of the most popular of my Youtube Shorts is about Jesus and Horus. Is there any connection between Jesus and Horus? … Read More “Is There Any Connection Between Jesus and Horus?” »
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Adjacent to the Jesus Myth Theory is the belief that Christmas is based on pagan myths and celebrations. Ironically, there are Christians who believe this and avoid Christmas while using the same hermeneutic as the Jesus Mythicists. Tom Holland addresses these claims, and at the same time some of the Jesus Myth Theory, in an … Read More “Is Christmas Pagan?” »
It does not take long in reading Jesus Mythicists before you encounter the claim that Jesus’ birth on December 25 is evidence that Jesus was based on other gods born that same day such as Osiris and Mithras. Is this accurate? There are a couple of problems. One is that it is not really that … Read More “Christmas: Evidence That Jesus Was Borrowed From the Pagans?” »
Those who are skeptical of the historical existence of Jesus point to the lack of textual evidence from his enemies. Of course we have texts by Christians, people who have a strong theological bias, but where is everything else? Well, who were the opponents of Jesus according to the Gospels. They were the Pharisees, the … Read More “Where Are the Hostile Witnesses to Jesus?” »
When I share my thoughts on the Jesus Myth Theory, there is a certain response I get from some Mythicists. It goes something like this: “That’s not really the Jesus Myth Theory. Mythicists don’t really believe this. You need to read [author X].” I appreciate those comments but I do need to clarify things. I … Read More ““But That’s Not the Jesus Myth Theory I Believe in…”” »
When we discuss the Jesus Myth Theory, the idea that Jesus was not a historical figure but is a fictional character based on pagan god-men and heroes, there is one question that rises above the others. Did the earliest Christians believe that Jesus was a historical figure or that he was a myth? How Bad … Read More “What Did the Earliest Christians Believe About Jesus?” »
