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

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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

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