What Did Queen Elizabeth Look Like?
... No matter what religion you are, you are on the Christian Calendar. This is very important to know when studying ancient history. According to the Christian Calendar, it is 2013 years since the death of Jesus Christ (2013AD: Anno Domine). It does not mean that the world is 2013 years old. But what a ...
... No matter what religion you are, you are on the Christian Calendar. This is very important to know when studying ancient history. According to the Christian Calendar, it is 2013 years since the death of Jesus Christ (2013AD: Anno Domine). It does not mean that the world is 2013 years old. But what a ...
Nativity to the Resurrection
... revolutionary in many ways than the insurgent spirit that survived the overthrow of Judas the Galilean (Acts 5:37, not the same as Judas Maccabeus who led the Maccabean revolt in 164 B.C.). The Jewish rebels against the rule of Rome developed into a party known as the Zealots. They had no better pol ...
... revolutionary in many ways than the insurgent spirit that survived the overthrow of Judas the Galilean (Acts 5:37, not the same as Judas Maccabeus who led the Maccabean revolt in 164 B.C.). The Jewish rebels against the rule of Rome developed into a party known as the Zealots. They had no better pol ...
Daily Life in Jesus` Time
... Why is the Resurrection important to a study of Jesus? – If it was not for the Resurrection, Jesus’ disciples and closest followers would have returned to their old ways Peter had denied knowing Jesus The male disciples had already abandoned Jesus and fled out of fear that they would also be cap ...
... Why is the Resurrection important to a study of Jesus? – If it was not for the Resurrection, Jesus’ disciples and closest followers would have returned to their old ways Peter had denied knowing Jesus The male disciples had already abandoned Jesus and fled out of fear that they would also be cap ...
Richard Carrier
Richard Cevantis Carrier (born December 1, 1969) is a historian, atheist activist, author, public speaker, and blogger. He has a doctorate in ancient history from Columbia University where his thesis was on the history of science in ancient antiquity. He is a leading proponent of the Christ myth theory.Richard Carrier originally gained prominence as an advocate of atheism and metaphysical naturalism, authoring many articles on The Secular Web, and later defending his basic position in his book Sense and Goodness Without God.Subsequently, he became interested in the question of the historicity of Jesus, authoring two books on the subject, Proving History and On the Historicity of Jesus. The first of these books advances a methodology, based on Bayes' theorem, as the standard by which all methodology for any historical study must adhere to in order to be logically sound. The second applies this methodology to the question of the Historicity of Jesus, and reaches a conclusion of mythicism. He has also contributed chapters to three books of counter-apologetics edited by John W. Loftus entitled The End of Christianity, The Christian Delusion, and Christianity Is Not Great.His blog appears on Freethought Blogs, and he has frequently been a featured speaker at various skeptic, secular humanist, freethought, and atheist conventions, such as the annual Freethought Festival in Madison, WI, the annual Skepticon convention in Springfield, MO, and conventions sponsored by American Atheists.Carrier has frequently debated Christian apologists such as William Lane Craig and David Marshall both in person and online. The Craig debate was broadcast on Lee Strobel's television show Faith Under Fire.