Author : David Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Apologetics
ISBN : 0970227841
Jesus is No Myth!
David Marshall
Jesus Is No Myth
Jesus Is No Myth Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Jesus Is No Myth book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
On the Historicity of Jesus
Richard Carrier
Author : Richard Carrier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1914490231
On the Historicity of Jesus by Richard Carrier Pdf
The assumption that Jesus existed as a historical person has occasionally been questioned in the course of the last hundred years or so, but any doubts that have been raised have usually been put to rest in favor of imagining a blend of the historical, the mythical and the theological in the surviving records of Jesus. Carrier re-examines the whole question and finds compelling reasons to suspect the more daring assumption is correct. He lays out extensive research on the evidence for Jesus and the origins of Christianity and poses the key questions that must now be answered if the historicity of Jesus is to survive as a dominant paradigm. Carrier contrasts the most credible reconstruction of a historical Jesus with the most credible theory of Christian origins if a historical Jesus did not exist. Such a theory would posit that the Jesus figure was originally conceived of as a celestial being known only through private revelations and hidden messages in scripture; then stories placing this being in earth history were crafted to communicate the claims of the gospel allegorically; such stories eventually came to be believed or promoted in the struggle for control of the Christian churches that survived the tribulations of the first century. Carrier finds the latter theory more credible than has been previously imagined. He explains why it offers a better explanation for all the disparate evidence surviving from the first two centuries of the Christian era. He argues that we need a more careful and robust theory of cultural syncretism between Jewish theology and politics of the second-temple period and the most popular features of pagan religion and philosophy of the time. For anyone intent on defending a historical Jesus, this is the book to challenge.
Did Jesus Exist?
G. A. Wells
Author : G. A. Wells
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781615923809
Did Jesus Exist? by G. A. Wells Pdf
Professor Wells argues that there was no historical Jesus, and in thus arguing he deals with the many recent writers who have interpreted the historical Jesus as some kind of political figure in the struggle against Rome, and calls in evidence the many contemporary theologians who agree with some of his arguments about early Christianity. The question at issue is what all the evidence adds up to. Does it establish that Jesus did or did not exist? Professor Wells concludes that the latter is the more likely hypothesis. This challenge to received thinking by both Christians and non-Christians is supported by much documentary evidence, and Professor Wells carefully examines all the relevant problems and answers all the relevant questions. He deliberately avoids polemic and speculation, and sticks so far as possible to the known facts and to rational inferences from the facts.
Jesus
Ian Curtis
Author : Ian Curtis
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 9780595397648
Jesus by Ian Curtis Pdf
Are you strong enough to handle the truth about your faith and belief? Since infancy you have been taught stories from the Bible. Did you know that they are simply myths and superstitions, gathered together from the veils of antiquity? The priests of the ancient world were seeking a new method of power and control over the masses. In this book you will be given truths and directed to paths of reality. All religions are created for control and wealth. Jesus never existed and there is no evidence that a benevolent God watches over his children. There is also the same lack of proof that an Allah, a Buddha, or a Krishna ever existed or exists today. What we have developed is a path to the total destruction of mankind. Our planet earth is being torn apart by foolish beliefs which are promoted and supported by the weaknesses of a mass of human beings who have to have a security blanket. Collectively the nations of the world are on an inevitable collision course and the cause is religion. This is the ultimate results of a child's game of, "my God is bigger than your God "
Jesus : God, Man, Or Myth?
Herbert Cutner
Author : Herbert Cutner
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1585090727
Jesus : God, Man, Or Myth? by Herbert Cutner Pdf
Did pagan mythologies represent Christs miracles in order to convince them to accept the Christian faith? Beyond these miracles is there enough evidence to prove there was a Jesus? Cutner says no. He also says that the Apostle Paul never portrayed Jesus as a man, but as a spiritual being. To Paul, Christ is found in a spiritual sense within oneself, as opposed to being an actual historical personage. When the Church accepted Paul, this inner reflection was outwardly projected by the Church into an actual mana saviour, according to Cutner. This might be why Paul was almost rejected by the Churchhis views posed a danger to those who might rely on their own spiritual knowledge, rather than the authority of the Church. Whether Jesus lived or not, we still have a lot to learn about ourselves and our true place in the universe. This book, although critical, may be useful in that respect.
Man, Myth, Messiah
Rice Broocks
Author : Rice Broocks
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718005931
Man, Myth, Messiah by Rice Broocks Pdf
Did Jesus Really Exist? The search for the historical Jesus continues to be headline news. Any speculative theory seems to get instant attention as the debate rages about His real identity and the claims made in His name. Did Jesus really exist? Is there real historical evidence that demonstrates that He lived and actually said and did the things the Gospels record? Is there any validity to the speculative claims that the Jesus story was a myth, borrowed from a variety of pagan cultures of the ancient world? In this follow-up to the book God’s Not Dead (that inspired the movie), Man, Myth, Messiah looks at the evidence for the historical Jesus and exposes the notions of skeptics that Jesus was a contrived figure of ancient mythology. It also looks at the reliability of the Gospel records as well as the evidence for the resurrection that validates His identity as the promised Messiah. Man, Myth, Messiah will be released concurrent to the God’s Not Dead movie sequel, which will cover the same theme.
Varieties of Jesus Mythicism
John W. Loftus
Author : John W. Loftus
Publisher : Ockham Publishing Group
Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781839191596
Varieties of Jesus Mythicism by John W. Loftus Pdf
To most people on the planet, the existence of Jesus is a given: “Of course he did!” They take it for granted that he existed simply because it reaffirms their faith. But to the rest of us who don't believe in a supernatural Jesus, the question of the historicity of Jesus is not simple. There are thousands of different ideas about to what extent the Jesus tales were based on a real man, or men, or woman... Did Jesus even exist, and if not, what best explains the rise of such a character in the New Testament? That is where John W. Loftus and Robert M. Price come in. Each with decades of experience in the fields of theology and Christian history, Loftus and Price have compiled essays from some of the top authorities on Jesus mythicism to establish the world's first academic catalogue of mythicist beliefs. Experts who provided chapters include David Fitzgerald, Joseph Atwill, Michael Lockwood, and more! The question is no longer simply, "Did Jesus even exist?" In this compilation, you'll find yourself questioning everything about the Christ story and how it truly began.
Jesus Man, Not Myth
Peter D. Snow
Author : Peter D. Snow
Publisher : Peter Snow
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Jesus Christ
ISBN : 1935359495
Jesus Man, Not Myth by Peter D. Snow Pdf
Narrated by John, the Beloved Disciple, this story of Jesus' life is told by imagining His interactions with the people of the Gospel story and their reactions to their life-changing encounters with Him.
A Myth of Innocence
Burton L. Mack
Author : Burton L. Mack
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451404662
A Myth of Innocence by Burton L. Mack Pdf
"This imaginative book is not just a study of the Gospel of Mark, but of primitive Christianity in all its variegated forms, for which it represents a new paradigm ... It deserves serious reflection and discussion at several levels, in a variety of contexts, by quite diversified discussion partners."? James M. Robinson, Professor Emeritus, Claremont Graduate University"This is an epic-making work because it turns scholarship on its head. Mack asks questions not about origins but about social meaning. The entire conception of what we want to know, why we want to know it, and how we shall find it out is new and compelling."? Jacob Neusner, Bard College"A Myth of Innocence is the most penetrating historical work on the origins of Christianity written by an American scholar in this century. Its strikingly innovative feature is the recombination of literary and social histories, and the placement of diverse Jesus movements into their respective social contexts."? Werner H. Kelber, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly
The Rise of Christianity
Ernest William Barnes
Author : Ernest William Barnes
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368655792
The Rise of Christianity by Ernest William Barnes Pdf
Reprint of the original, first published in 1948.
Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All
David Fitzgerald
Author : David Fitzgerald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0557709911
Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All by David Fitzgerald Pdf
Why would anyone think Jesus never existed? Isn't it perfectly reasonable to accept that he was a real first century figure? As it turns out, no.NAILED sheds light on ten beloved Christian myths, and, with evidence gathered from historians across the theological spectrum, shows how they point to a Jesus Christ created solely through allegorical alchemy of hope and imagination; a messiah transformed from a purely literary, theological construct into the familiar figure of Jesus ' in short, a purely mythic Christ.
The Myth of a Christian Nation
Gregory A. Boyd
Author : Gregory A. Boyd
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310565918
The Myth of a Christian Nation by Gregory A. Boyd Pdf
The church was established to serve the world with Christ-like love, not to rule the world. It is called to look like a corporate Jesus, dying on the cross for those who crucified him, not a religious version of Caesar. It is called to manifest the kingdom of the cross in contrast to the kingdom of the sword. Whenever the church has succeeded in gaining what most American evangelicals are now trying to get – political power – it has been disastrous both for the church and the culture. Whenever the church picks up the sword, it lays down the cross. The present activity of the religious right is destroying the heart and soul of the evangelical church and destroying its unique witness to the world. The church is to have a political voice, but we are to have it the way Jesus had it: by manifesting an alternative to the political, “power over,” way of doing life. We are to transform the world by being willing to suffer for others – exercising “power under,” not by getting our way in society – exercising “power over.”
Jesus the Nazarene
A. Jordan
Author : A. Jordan
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666750867
Jesus the Nazarene by A. Jordan Pdf
The historical Jesus is as elusive as he is appealing. Everyone wants to find who the man really was. Scholars pour over the pages of the New Testament and apocryphal literature for any clue about his true identity. People have looked in all places for answers--except one. The Talmud contains a powerful counter-narrative to the Christian and scholarly consensus about Jesus. Did Jesus live in the first century BCE? Was he the son of a Roman soldier? Did he perform magic? Why was he executed? These are all questions that the Talmud answers, pointing us closer to knowing who the historical Jesus was and when he lived. Within these pages, you will find a clear presentation of the Talmud's narrative and some of the implications of this narrative for our understanding of Jesus as a Jewish man from Greco-Roman Palestine.
God Is Not Great
Christopher Hitchens
Author : Christopher Hitchens
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781551991764
God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens Pdf
Christopher Hitchens, described in the London Observer as “one of the most prolific, as well as brilliant, journalists of our time” takes on his biggest subject yet–the increasingly dangerous role of religion in the world. In the tradition of Bertrand Russell’s Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris’s recent bestseller, The End Of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope’s awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix.
Two Shipwrecked Gospels
Dennis R. MacDonald
Author : Dennis R. MacDonald
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781589836914
Two Shipwrecked Gospels by Dennis R. MacDonald Pdf
With characteristic boldness and careful reassessment of the evidence, MacDonald offers an alternative reconstruction of Q and an alternative solution to the Synoptic Problem: the Q+/Papias Hypothesis. To do so, he reconstructs and interprets two lost books about Jesus: the earliest Gospel, which was used as a source by the authors of Mark, Matthew, and Luke; and the earliest commentary on the Gospels, by Papias of Hierapolis, who apparently knew Mark, Matthew, and the lost Gospel, which he considered to be an alternative Greek translation of a Semitic Matthew. MacDonald also explores how these two texts, well known into the fourth century, shipwrecked with the canonization of the New Testament and the embarrassment at outmoded eschatologies in both the lost Gospel and Papias’s Exposition.