A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
Peter Clarke, in his article, summarizes Richard Carrier’s argument for the Jesus Myth Theory with a third point. It is a response to the argument from embarrassment that uses details that are not helpful to the story as evidence for historicity. The response is this: But the premise of this argument is false because there … Read More “Responding to Richard Carrier’s Jesus Myth Arguments: Part Three” »
I am continuing to respond to Peter Clarke’s summary of Richard Carrier’s case for the Jesus Myth from this article. The second argument is this: Jesus only appears as a real person in texts that are highly mythological, i.e., the Gospels. This basically means we only have one book that talks about Jesus as a … Read More “Responding to Richard Carrier’s Jesus Myth Arguments: Part Two” »
Peter Clarke, in an article, provides a summary of Richard Carrier’s argument for Jesus not being a historical figure. I am going to respond to each part separately. The earliest Christian literature—in particular the letters of Paul—never places Jesus in history; instead, he is only ever seen from revelation. For example, Paul has no knowledge … Read More “Responding to Richard Carrier’s Jesus Myth Arguments: Part One” »
Peter Clarke, in his article Jesus Mythicism Is About to Go Mainstream, attempts to argue that the Jesus Myth Theory is soon to be widely held, or at least move from its current fringe position. Is he correct in this assessment? It is true that the Jesus Myth has gained some traction. This is for … Read More “Why the Jesus Myth Will Likely Never Go Mainstream” »
