Carrier on Ehrman’s Dubious Replies (Part 2)

Another blow against Ehrman.  Frankly, I am still surprised some in the blogosphere are still supporting Ehrman on this.  Either there are some out there who do not recognize what constitutes a solid and sound argument or they are blinded by their own presuppositions.  Either way, it is disappointing. Carrier’s conclusion: In the end Ehrman [...]

Reading Ehrman Charitably

I have been criticized for my latest assessment of Ehrman’s response to Carrier; apparently I am not reading Ehrman with a grain of generosity towards his meaning.  But let’s be clear, here.  What we’re actually saying is, yes, Ehrman was not at all clear (so the initial criticism is not at all wrong), but since [...]

Live Blogging Through ‘The Resurrection Tomb’

Tuning in 9:54 PM.  Live blogging to begin momentarily. Also see Mark Goodacre’s and Bob Cargill’s live blogging sessions. So for background you’ll want to search this blog for ‘Jonah ossuary’ and amphorae ossuary. On ‘strange markings’ on the tomb facade, see Pfann’s excellent discussion here: http://www.uhl.ac/blog/?p=105 On Mariamene see Pfann’s expose on the actual [...]

Current Preorder Deals for ‘Is this not the Carpenter?’

First, to my Canadian friends and colleagues! Is This Not the Carpenter is available on Amazon.ca for the lowest price I’ve seen yet! CDN$ 69.21! Don’t miss your chance to jump on this preorder deal! The Book Depository continuously has had the best deal on my book for the rest of us.  Currently it is [...]

Photos Missing at the Jesus Discovery Website?

Several colleagues and reported that following Bob Cargill’s post on the issues with the iconography and the problematic digital manipulation of many of the photos displayed there, the Jesus Discovery website has removed several key incriminating photos.  Bob Cargill notes this on his blog with an update: [UPDATE: Since I published this article on Mar [...]

100,000 Views!

…and counting! My blog broke the 100,000 views mark! Time to celebrate!

Defining Jesus Agnosticism: It is Time for Representation

I am officially ceasing my series ‘Defining Mythicism’ and will now start, at long last, to focus on what I consider myself to be: a Jesus agnostic (that is someone who is agnostic on the question of historicity).   I realized that, for some time, the spectrum has only been at polar opposites.  The only options [...]

Homeschooling Woes–or Why People Who Aren’t Qualified to Teach Shouldn’t Teach

This conversation has been coming up a lot in social media due to Rick “Crazy” Santorum saying things like this: “In the nation’s past, most presidents home-schooled their children in the White House. Parents educated their children because it was their responsibility….Yes, the government can help, but the idea that the federal government should be [...]

Some New Papers/Books in the Works

Between working and school, life, bills, car issues, family issues, I find some time to put aside (miracles do happen after all) for writing papers I’d like to publish somewhere.  Currently, I ‘m working on two papers (though I am finding it difficult to complete them with the limited time I have): one is on [...]

Richard Carrier’s New Book on Bayes’s Theorem and the Historical Figure of Jesus

Richard Carrier’s book  Proving History: Bayes’s Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus is now available for preorder (follow the link).  Here is a snippet of the blurb: Almost all experts agree that the Jesus of the Bible is a composite of myth, legend, and some historical evidence. So what can we know about [...]