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In reply to the discussion: Atheists Skeptical of Atwill’s Claim of a ‘Fabricated Jesus’ [View all]struggle4progress
(119,486 posts)6. It sounds like he's claiming he's found a smoking gun in Josephus:
American Bible scholar claims ancient 'confessions' prove story of Jesus Christ was entirely fabricated by Roman aristocrats ...
Made 'discovery' while reading only surviving account of 1st-century Judea
By Simon Tomlinson and William Turvill
PUBLISHED: 09:56 EST, 9 October 2013
UPDATED: 04:49 EST, 10 October 2013
An American scholar claims to have made a controversial discovery that proves the entire story of Jesus was made up by Roman aristocrats ... Mr Atwill argues that these ancient 'confessions' provide 'clear evidence' that the biography of Jesus is 'actually constructed, tip to stern, on prior stories, but especially on the biography of a Roman Caesar' ... But bible academic Professor James Crossley, from the University of Sheffield, compared Mr Atwill's theory to a Dan Brown fiction book ... Atwill ... says he stumbled upon his discovery while studying War of the Jews by Josephus - the only remain first-person account of first-century Judea - alongside the New Testament ...
Made 'discovery' while reading only surviving account of 1st-century Judea
By Simon Tomlinson and William Turvill
PUBLISHED: 09:56 EST, 9 October 2013
UPDATED: 04:49 EST, 10 October 2013
An American scholar claims to have made a controversial discovery that proves the entire story of Jesus was made up by Roman aristocrats ... Mr Atwill argues that these ancient 'confessions' provide 'clear evidence' that the biography of Jesus is 'actually constructed, tip to stern, on prior stories, but especially on the biography of a Roman Caesar' ... But bible academic Professor James Crossley, from the University of Sheffield, compared Mr Atwill's theory to a Dan Brown fiction book ... Atwill ... says he stumbled upon his discovery while studying War of the Jews by Josephus - the only remain first-person account of first-century Judea - alongside the New Testament ...
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struggle4progress
Oct 2013
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It's a weak recommendation, but scholars nowadays do more and more consider Wars of the Jews to be
dimbear
Oct 2013
#7
The practices of various ancient historians, as indicated by the writings that survive,
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#9
... I mean this is just golden cow scat. Seriously ... Since this “documentary” first appeared,
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#4
The dynamics are fascinating here. Richard Carrier, whom I regard as somewhat
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#8
Notice that further down that stream folk suspect that those tweets don't actually originate from
dimbear
Oct 2013
#13
It's his account, according to a webpage at his Foundation for Reason and Science
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#15
If that is in fact your view then I would merely counsel that your appropriate response
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#11
That is a matter of opinion. I take some of it as Allegory and some as real. It is all a matter of
hrmjustin
Oct 2013
#12
Modern repigs would stoop to such, and worse, to scare/control/placate/lessen resistance.
xfundy
Oct 2013
#14
Has there ever been a religion that was created by a government that actually caught on?
dimbear
Oct 2013
#18
Emperor worship has been quite common, including pharoanic worship in ancient Egypt
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#19
Quelle horreur! I have provided links to the blog of Richard Carrier (who considers Jesus a myth),
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#32
The "Son of the Godhead" who has warned us about our reptilian overlords? That David Icke?
struggle4progress
Oct 2013
#38