I’m not endorsing Christ mythicism in reblogging this, nor am I implying that Christ mythicism is mainstream within scholarship; it’s not. I’m reblogging this for future reference, since it lays out the positions.
Was there a man behind the myths? — Three Bible scholars debate the question.
To my mind, the only thing in the world duller than a graduation ceremony is a traditional wedding. Not long after finishing my graduate studies in psychology (and skipping the ceremony), I found myself in the pew of a Presbyterian church, staring at the back of a trailing white dress and fuming at my predicament. As the officiant droned on, I desperately searched for some distraction, but saw only the hymnal and a Bible. I chose the latter—why not—and began reading the gospel of Matthew—again, why not–and I was struck by something I’d never noticed before. The stories of Jesus at the beginning and end of Matthew seemed very, very different.
At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus might be compared to a guru or a shaman, a wandering holy man who imparts bits of timeless…
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Interesting James 🙂
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Thanks, James. Laying out the positions and offering a slight window into how scholars approach such questions was my intent.
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Thanks for doing so, Valerie. I’ve often seen McGrath and Godfrey interact on each other’s blogs, but I did not really have the background information to follow their discussions. Your post was helpful in providing that.
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