A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
One of the best refutations of the Jesus Myth Theory is book that does not even address the JMT directly but is still devastating to it. This is Mystery Cults of the Ancient World by Hugh Bowden. Religion in the Greco-Roman world took various forms. There was the formal worship of the Olympian gods that … Read More “Mystery Cults of the Ancient World – Review” »
My introduction to Robert Graves was from reading his novel I, Claudius. I remember very much enjoying it and I would like to revisit it. But Graves has written much more than that, including two volumes on the Greek Myths. There are two things I like about this collection. One is that it covers a … Read More “The Greek Myths by Robert Graves” »
Was Jesus based on the Roman deity, Mithras? Mithraism, although a contemporary religion of Christianity, was based on the earlier Zoroastrian Mithra and the even earlier Hindu Mitra. In none of these incarnations do we find a reason to suspect that Jesus was based on this popular god. Please support this podcast through Patreon. Recommended Books:
Some Jesus Mythicists see arguments for the existence of Jesus as being based on Christian belief. Christians are forced to grasp at any hope that Jesus might have been real or else their faith falls apart. However true that statement may or may not be, responses to the Jesus Myth come not just from Christian … Read More “An Atheist Challenging the Jesus Myth Theory” »
If you are interested in ancient Egyptian religion, one of the key texts that you must read is The Egyptian Book of the Dead. But as you do that, you must realize that in some way, the Book of the Dead is a modern creation. The texts are indeed ancient but the collection that we … Read More “The Egyptian Book of the Dead” »
I have received some pushback on my policy of not debating with Jesus Mythicists. I was even accused of being “close-minded.” Is this true? I wouldn’t consider myself close-minded. It’s not as if I limit my reading to a conservative segment of evangelicalism. In fact, most of my reading would be outside of that. In … Read More “Clarifying My Position on Talking to Jesus Mythicists” »
Back in 1917, an author named J.M. Robertson wrote a book called The Jesus Problem: A Restatement of the Myth Theory. I thought I would go through his book and respond to some of his ideas. You might think there is no point responding to a book written over a hundred years ago. Why not … Read More “Approaching the Jesus Problem” »
I recently watched this video of Richard Carrier on the MythVision Pod. Richard Carrier is considered to be one of the top scholars in support of the Jesus Myth Theory. The question he is responding to is the comparison of Jesus to other gods of myth. Apologists (rightfully) point out the close time between the … Read More “Richard Carrier Comparing Jesus to Other Gods” »
A number of years ago, when the online Zeitgeist movie came out, I had a number of people reach out to me. They were quite concerned, because if the claims of Zeitgeist were correct, then their faith was based on a lie. But were the claims of Zeitgeist true? I responded to Zeitgeist in an … Read More “A Response to the Zeitgeist Movie” »
I am happy to present the evidence for the historical Jesus but I refuse to debate Jesus Mythicists? Is it because that I am afraid that I will encounter evidence that Jesus never existed? In this episode, I reveal why I am never planning on debating a Jesus Mythicist. Support this podcast through Patreon.
