A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
My goal for this website is to demonstrate that the story of Jesus as described in the Gospels is history and not a reworking of pre-existing pagan myths. But does that mean that there was no borrowing? Some apologists will fight against any hint of borrowing from mythology. I don’t think that is necessary. For … Read More “Did Christians Borrow From Pagan Myths?” »
One of the pagan figures that is often put forward by Jesus mythicists as a source for the Jesus of the Gospels is that of Adonis. Adonis is part of Greek mythology, with his story being given in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. However, he is based on earlier near eastern myths. Those with a bit of knowledge … Read More “Was Jesus Based Upon Adonis?” »
Some people hold up Mithras as a very close parallel to Jesus. They will point out that Mithraism and Christianity were competing religions at the same time in the Roman Empire. That is true, although they were appealing to completely different crowds. Mithraism was popular among soldiers, which was not the case for Christianity. There … Read More “How Close Are Mithras and Jesus?” »
There are not a lot of scholars who have chose to take on the Jesus Myth but I’m thankful for those who have. One of these is Mary Jo Sharp. This video, published by Biola University is from an EPS Apologetics Conference.
