new nonsense from Joe Atwill
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Re: new nonsense from Joe Atwill
Blogged a bit here:
http://peterkirby.com/two-can-play-that-game.html
Tom Verenna has a better post directly against Atwill:
http://tomverenna.wordpress.com/2013/10 ... ent-jesus/
If you follow all the pingbacks, you can find a few more discussions.
http://peterkirby.com/two-can-play-that-game.html
Tom Verenna has a better post directly against Atwill:
http://tomverenna.wordpress.com/2013/10 ... ent-jesus/
If you follow all the pingbacks, you can find a few more discussions.
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Re: new nonsense from Joe Atwill
WE were talking about this at RF. Sort of a Joke really
The movement prospered in the diaspora for Roman citizens, gentiles, and Proselytes. It never did well in Galilee if that was its intended target.
Had it been targeted at Galilean Jews the works would have been written in Aramaic or Hebrew, not in Koine Greek spread through the Diaspora.
I have to give Joe a F without further investigation.
The movement prospered in the diaspora for Roman citizens, gentiles, and Proselytes. It never did well in Galilee if that was its intended target.
Had it been targeted at Galilean Jews the works would have been written in Aramaic or Hebrew, not in Koine Greek spread through the Diaspora.
I have to give Joe a F without further investigation.
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http://www.amazon.com/Caesars-Messiah-C ... im_sbs_b_1
Has anyone seen that Atwill's book is ranked #611 among all books? That is quite an accomplishment. Also:
#1 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Bible Study & Reference > Criticism & Interpretation > New Testament
#3 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Bible Study & Reference > New Testament
#5 in Books > History > World > Religious > Christianity
Has anyone seen that Atwill's book is ranked #611 among all books? That is quite an accomplishment. Also:
#1 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Bible Study & Reference > Criticism & Interpretation > New Testament
#3 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Bible Study & Reference > New Testament
#5 in Books > History > World > Religious > Christianity
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Re: new nonsense from Joe Atwill
This how the UK's Independent is reporting it - Story of Jesus Christ was 'fabricated to pacify the poor', claims controversial Biblical scholar
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Re: new nonsense from Joe Atwill
It's in the Daily Mail as well.
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I know but it's scary to think he's actually making money from this. He's self-published his own book. I think he had someone else publish it. Then he somehow re-published it on his own in 2011 and is now making money.
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Carrier reproduces some email correspondence with Atwill:
http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/4664
I don't know if Atwill is making money from marketing his book to the public. I think he has attracted a few wealthy backers, including the film maker who did the documentary.
I think Amazon rankings can be manipulated.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/4664
I don't know if Atwill is making money from marketing his book to the public. I think he has attracted a few wealthy backers, including the film maker who did the documentary.
I think Amazon rankings can be manipulated.
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I was going to say something negative; but then I thought of Von Daniken. He was a crank too; but many of the kids who read him open-mouthed probably went on to learn real history and astronomy. So his nonsense helped propagate interest in scholarship and science. Indeed I still have a kindly feeling for the old fellow myself.
Just because someone is wrong does not mean that they may not be useful to us all. It is those who discourage interest that do the real harm, not the over-enthusiastic fringe people.
Just because someone is wrong does not mean that they may not be useful to us all. It is those who discourage interest that do the real harm, not the over-enthusiastic fringe people.
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That's an interesting way to look at it. There are certainly people that are drawn deeper into the subject, and I guess if we are in any way charitable in our opinion of the human race, they will outnumber the dogmatic know-nothings who dedicate their free time to trolling with said nonsense.Roger Pearse wrote:Just because someone is wrong does not mean that they may not be useful to us all. It is those who discourage interest that do the real harm, not the over-enthusiastic fringe people.
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