A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
One of the challenges that Jesus Mythicists have in claiming credibility for the idea that Jesus was never a historical figure is the lack of scholars who support their theory. Traditionally, the Jesus Myth was presented by self-taught scholars or scholars with PhDs in fields not directly relevant to the topic. In order for there … Read More “Scholars Who Support the Jesus Myth Theory” »
When I talk to Jesus Mythicists, I hear them tell me that they are just doing good history. The distance between the sources and the events, the presence of supernatural claims and the bias of the New Testament authors make them inadmissible as historical documents. Differences between the Gospels show that they are untrustworthy. The … Read More “What If All Historians Were Like Jesus Mythicists?” »
Jesus Mythicists claims that the evidence we have from the New Testament is not sufficient to demonstrate that Jesus existed. They have a whole list of reasons why they dismiss the New Testament as credible historical evidence. I’m not going to address those concerns now, although I have elsewhere on this site. However, my interest … Read More “Observations From Studying Ancient History” »
