Mythmaking in the Gospels (Richard Carrier)
4,048 views · Published 10 April 2016 · 9:42 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: Religion, Atheism, Science · 2016 · Entertainment
In his debate with William Lane Craig, Richard Carrier lays out some clear examples of New Testament authors creating symbolic fiction about Jesus based on older traditions. For many examples of this type of thing in the gospels, I highly recommend the book "Gospel Fictions" by Randel Helms. You can get a cheap used copy here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0879755725/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1354582006&sr=8-1 The full debate between Carrier and Craig can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akd6qzFYzX8 Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. All copyrighted materials contained herein belong to their respective copyright holders, I do not claim ownership over any of these materials. I realize no profit, monetary or otherwise, from the exhibition of these videos.
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