A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
I believe that one of the best ways to respond to the idea that the Gospels are based on Greek myths and religion is to actually study the Ancient Greek culture. A great resource for that is Ancient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural History. This was a textbook from a classics course and so … Read More “Ancient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural History – Review” »
One of the the biggest problems with the Jesus Myth Theory is not just a misunderstanding of the Bible but a misunderstanding of how history was done in the ancient world. That is why I recommend A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography. This reference volume is not written by Christians (that I know of) … Read More “A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography” »
In this short video, Sean Kelly and N.T. Wright discuss the differences between Jesus and the Greek gods.
One of the important authors for a number of areas regarding the Jesus Myth is Plutarch. Among other writings, he wrote a series of lives of Greek and Roman figures. There is a collection of these bound as the Greek Lives. In a way this is an artificial way of organizing them because Plutarch purposely … Read More “Plutarch: Greek Lives” »
Not only do Mythicists find their parallels by looking over a wide chronological range, they also cross cultures and even religions. So for example, there may not be enough material to support the parallels just in the myths about Dionysus, there may be if we throw in the myths about Osiris. Now, to be fair, … Read More “The Problem With Identifying Gods With Each Other” »
