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You are here		armariummagnus.blogspot.com Armarium Magnum: Nailed: Ten Christian Myths that Show Jesus Never Existed at All by David Fitzgerald
\|	\|	historyforatheists.com Jesus Mythicism 4: Jesus as an Amalgam of Many Figures - History for Atheists	2.5 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	Many people don't say that Jesus was wholly mythical, but claim that he was an amalgam of many different people of his time. But does this fit the evidence?	2.5 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	bibleinterp.arizona.edu Why We Might Have Reason for Doubt: Should We Still Be Looking for a Historical Jesus? \| Bible Interp	2.5 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	[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.	2.5 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	historyforatheists.com Did Jesus Exist?	1.1 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	The consensus of scholars, including non-Christian scholars, is that a historical Jesus most likely existed and the later stories about "Jesus Christ" were told about him. The idea that there was no such historical person at all and that "Jesus Christ" was a purely mythical figure has been posited in one form or another since the eighteenth century, but is not taken seriously by anyone but a tiny handful of fringe scholars and amateurs. Despite this, the Jesus Myth thesis... Read More Read More	1.1 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	www.byzantineambassador.com EASTER QUINTET ON THE CHURCH'S DAWN// Part V// The New Testament as Jewish scripture	22.1 parsecs away Travel
\|		It would be an error to treat the Christian story as merely the gradual sedimentation of various Greek philosophies narrowing and ossifying the range of interpretations that could be legitimately extrapolated from the actions of a Jewish theanthropos. Such a treatment has a long history and is based mainly on the schadenfreude secular scholarship has gleaned from caricaturing theological resolutions as the products of Roman political theatre, and celebrating the religion practised by Judaeans i	22.1 parsecs away Travel