A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
One of the roles that I have had is that of editor for Hope’s Reason: A Journal of Apologetics. While we have not published lately, we have had some great articles that have been included. One that may be of interest to those looking at the Jesus Myth Theory is called “Did Jesus Even Exist? … Read More “Did Jesus Even Exist? The Problematic Argument From Silence” »
One of the interesting advancements in technology is in the area of artificial intelligence. One popular level way of access AI is through the ChatGPT (https://openai.com). For my first experiment with this app, I asked it to “Refute the Jesus Myth Theory.” This is what it came up with. The Jesus myth theory is the … Read More “ChatGPT Refutes the Jesus Myth Theory” »
One of my favourite podcasts to listen to is The Rest is History, hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. It is a generally informative and entertaining podcast on a diverse selection of historical topics. Two of their recent episodes tackled the historicity of Jesus. What I appreciated about this is that neither of these … Read More “Tom Holland and the Existence of Jesus” »
I am always thankful to see scholars writing journal articles that deal with the Jesus Myth Theory. Too often, scholars have ignored this theory, leaving laypeople confused about what to think. Christopher M. Hansen has written an article that looks at the problems of using the Raglan scale to determine historicity, specifically that of Jesus. … Read More “Lord Raglan’s Hero and Jesus” »
One of the most significant scholarly articles for refuting the Jesus Myth Theory is “Parallelomania” by Samuel Sandmel. This was an 1962 article in the highly respected Journal of Biblical Literature. Despite being dated, the arguments still stand. Anyone who is wrestling with how to deal with the supposed parallels between Jesus and other figures … Read More “Samuel Sandmel and Parallelomania” »
There are some people who strongly embrace the Jesus Myth Theory even though the majority of people do not. I realize that this is not just a numbers game. Having said that, the numbers do say something. But what I want to focus on is the kind of people who either reject or accept the … Read More “Who Rejects and Who Accepts the Jesus Myth Theory” »
Jesus Mythicists argue that the story of Jesus is no different than the Egyptian, Greek, and Roman myths that described the story of a god, Demi-god, or hero. But is that correct? There is a major difference between the Gospels and the myths that are supposedly the parallels. The Gospels are far more grounded in … Read More “The Gospels, Pagan Myths, and Why Jesus is Different” »
One of the things that I find interesting about the Big Bang theory (the scientific theory not the tv show) is how scientists work to move our understanding back to the very beginning. The closer we can get to the actual event, the greater our understanding. I find the same principle interesting when we apply … Read More “A Major Issue For the Jesus Myth Theory” »
One of the greatest textual discoveries, at least related to the Bible, in the twentieth century was that of the Dead Sea Scrolls. These are a number of scrolls that were discovered in a series of caves near the Dead Sea. They are dated to the first century (BC and AD). When the Dead Sea … Read More “Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls” »
I was recently wondering about what it would take for a Jesus Mythicist to start believing that Jesus existed as a historical figure. And then that go me thinking as to what it would take for me to deny (or at least seriously doubt) that Jesus existed. What would it take for me to be … Read More “What Would It Take For Me to Become a Jesus Mythicist?” »
