A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
Jesus Mythicists will often claim that the death of Jesus is just like the death of pagan gods and heroes. They will often go so far as to claim that they were crucified, even though the means of death may be very different from that of a Roman crucifixion. I won’t go into the details … Read More “Is the Death of Jesus Similar to the Death of Pagan Gods?” »
The crucifixion of Jesus is essential to the story of the historical Jesus. Most historians would say it is one of the few things that we know with absolute certainty. But R.G. Price disagrees in his Case Against Historical Christ. Jesus’ crucifixion on Passover defies historical believability, yet makes perfect sense metaphorically Most people(other than … Read More “Is the Crucifixion of Jesus Historically Plausible?” »
Mythicists will list certain ancient god-men and state that they were born of a virgin, crucified and resurrected. Just. Like. Jesus. I have dealt with the virgin birth here. When a mythicist claims that some “parallel” figure was crucified, it is important to back and check the facts. For example, I was told by one … Read More “Not Every Death is a Crucifixion” »
