Is the Betrayal of Jesus by Judas Historical?
In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David
Jonathan MS Pearce
The Flood Myth Contradictions Explained by the Documentary Hypothesis
I am knee-deep in a bunch of research, and some of it every technical, all surrounding dating of the Pentateuch and concerning the Documentary Hypothesis. For those uninitiated, the Pentateuch contains some irreconcilable
The Pentateuch and the Documentary Hypothesis
Whilst I am knee-deep in Joel Baden and Jeffrey Stackert's The Oxford Handbook of the Pentateuch (masterful), as well Baden's The Composition of the Pentateuch, with Friedman's
Is the Eucharist historical?
In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David
Texas More Democrat Than Florida?
Discuss. Beto O'Rourke has a lot to answer for, too (in a good way).
Without the History, What are the Torah and Christian Bible?
I've been involved in a conversation with some friends of mine on Facebook who are essentially Christians. They have taken variously interesting positions countering both my previous two books (The Nativity:
Disputing Miracles vs Disputing History (I)
I'm sorry, but I can't remember who posted this comment but it is worth dwelling on; if I remember correctly, it was in response to me picking apart biblical
Steve Mason, Josephus, Jesus and the Testimonium Flavianum
Dr Steve Mason knows him some Josephus, that's for sure. Check this interview out with my friend Tim Mills. Mason goes into some pretty good detail to show that the famous
Exodus Sidebar: Jesus As the New Moses, Myth upon Myth
In writing the first couple of chapters for my new book project on the Exodus, I was doing some reading of Raymond Brown again, the masterful Catholic exegete who wrote the superb The
Is the “Empty Tomb” Narrative Historical?
In the closing stages of writing my latest book, The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK] (please grab yourself a copy!), I had a few test readers. One was David
New Exodus Book Project Confirmed
So I'm really pleased to announce that I have formal confirmation of the Exodus book project that I had in mind. I will be writing the book with fellow skeptic and
Humanists Condemn Supreme Court’s Adoption Case Giving the Church Privilege to Discriminate
This is from the American Humanists Association: The American Humanist Association (AHA)’s leaders expressed disappointment in today’s 9-0 Supreme Court decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “While the Supreme