INRI: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews? (Part 2)
Why was Jesus called the King of the Jews, a claim he never made for himself? A mythicist ponders a …
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INRI: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews? (Part 1)
Did Jesus really come from Nazareth? A mythicist ponders the first of two intriguing biblical mysteries. When you look …
Who invented Jesus? The origins of Mark’s Gospel
If Jesus is a myth, who invented him? How and why? In his book, Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions …
Passion Play: Mark’s Passion Narrative as Allegory
The Passion Play portrays Christianity’s core beliefs, so, could it be what shaped and defined Christianity? In towns and villages …
Jesus and the Naked Man
A bizarre detail in the Gospel of Mark leads a Mythicist to an intriguing speculation. Have you ever noticed a …
In the Beginning: When did Christianity begin?
As a Mythicist I ask: Did Christianity actually begin in 33AD, or does its history go much further back? One …
Why I am a mythicist
As an ex-Catholic, I grapple with the questions: Did Jesus exist? And if not, where did Christianity come from? …
A Bridgerton Too Far
‘Bridgerton’ is a big hit, but what does it really say about the past and the present? The latest …
A Day at the Opera: re-imagining Puccini’s ‘Turandot’
We love the opera for its music and spectacle, but let’s be honest: it has some of the silliest plots …
The Myth of the Mandela Effect
Is the ‘Mandela Effect’ a result of parallel universes and time travel, or is it much simpler than that? …
A Cuckoo in the Nest
Truth is indeed stranger than fiction, as this story drawn directly from the British tabloids can attest. In April …
History Remade: The Children’s Crusade
How are we to know when legend has been taken as history? A German documentary series called Fairy Tales …