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 …
Category: Mythicism
Mythicism is the theory that Jesus was not a real person, but a mythical figure about whom allegorical stories were told which were then taken literally.
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? …