Thomas William Harpur (1929–2017) was a Canadian religion writer. A former Anglican priest, he later became the religion editor for the Toronto Star. The majority of his writings were on the liberal side of Christianity but his book The Pagan Christ was a radical departure with his embrace of the Jesus Myth Theory. In this … Read More “Harpur, Tom” »
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The attempt to discover who Jesus was as a historical figure as opposed to the Christ of faith. It attempts to strip away the supernatural to leave the historical kernel. This was a focus of German biblical scholarship in the nineteenth century.
Horus is an Egyptian god who is the son of Osiris and Isis. He was very important, especially in the transition from one Pharaoh to the next. The one who had just died was identified with Osiris and the new one was identified with Horus. Despite claims by mythicists, Horus was not virgin born. His … Read More “Horus” »