Shattering the Christ MythXulon Press, 2008 - 388 pages How To Get Rid of Jesus: Prove He Didn't Exist! A popular question posed by Christians today asks, "WWJD?" - which stands for, "What Would Jesus Do?" For more and more Skeptics of Christianity, however, the answer to this question is, "JDNE" - which stands for, "Jesus did not exist!" In this volume, edited by prominent Internet apologist James Patrick Holding, a team of Christian authors provide a series of essays giving detailed answers to those who argue for the "Christ myth." Though rejected by mainstream scholars, this theory continues to grow in popularity among popular writers and Internet antagonists. The need for Christians to be ready to give an answer to it will only become more urgent. "Here's a clear and compelling rebuttal to fallacious claims that keep resurfacing in books and on the Internet. It's well-researched, expertly presented, and ultimately convincing." - Lee Strobel, author, The Case for the Real Jesus |
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Contents
Foreword | ix |
Neros Scapegoats Cornelius Tacitus Annals 1544 as a Reference | 55 |
The Testimony of Lucian and Pliny the Younger | 69 |
The Christ Myth Thesis One The Silence Thesis | 87 |
Shadows and Subordinations | 111 |
Earl Dohertys Christianities | 141 |
Jesus Didnt Exist in the 21st Century | 167 |
The Christ Myth Thesis Two The Copycat Thesis | 203 |
I Have a Parallelogram | 265 |
The Devil and Freke and Gandy Diabolical Mimicry | 277 |
the Christ Myth | 279 |
The Christ Myth Goes Hollywood | 291 |
The Director Who Isnt All There | 341 |
Additional Material | 355 |
The Story of Jesus | 369 |
The Academic Mythicists | 373 |
Pagan Christs Eastern Front Buddha Krishna | 217 |
Pagan Christs Egyptian Front Horus Osiris | 223 |
Pagan Christs Western Front Attis Dionysus | 229 |
The Pagan Christs The Minor Leagues | 241 |
The Pagan Copycat Mythicists | 251 |
The Internet Mythicists | 379 |
The Tale of William Tell | 383 |
Afterword | 387 |
Common terms and phrases
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