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rjosephhoffmann.wordpress.com | ||
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bibleinterp.arizona.edu
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| | | | | [AI summary] The discussion centers around the historicity of Jesus and mythicist interpretations. Key points include the use of the Gospels as historical evidence, the debate over the crucifixion's location (earthly vs. heavenly), the role of Pauline traditions in early Christianity, and the evolution of Jesus' portrayal from celestial to historical figures. Participants engage with Rudolf Bultmann's challenge of reconciling Jesus as both a divine being and a historical person, and explore mythicist views like euhemerism and historicizing. The conversation also touches on the apostolic traditions, the resurrection appearances, and the potential motivations behind Paul's silence on Jesus' teachings. | |
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vridar.org
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| | | | | Well this is bizarre. I find myself in agreement with a very substantial bulk of a recent article by Jim West at The Bible and Interpretation, "A (Very, Very) Short History of Minimalism: From The Chronicler to the Present." Jim West argues that biblical studies of the history of early Christianity | |
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jwwartick.com
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| | | | | "[I]n the case of Jesus Christ, where virtually every detail of the story fits the mythic hero archetype, with nothing left over, no 'secular,' biographical data, so to speak, it becomes arbitrary to assert that there must have been a historical figure lying back of the myth."[1] One needs only to ask the question, "Did... | |
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www.nakedcapitalism.com
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| | | On the debate over the life of the historical Jesus. | ||
