Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
A major part of some forms of the Jesus Myth Theory is the identification of the Egyptian god Osiris with the Greek god Dionysus. Why is this so important? Because in order to even get close to a parallel with Jesus, you need to combine their stories. We are not told much about Osiris’ birth, … Read More “Herodotus, Osiris, Dionysus and the Jesus Myth” »
Some time back I responded to the claim of the Jesus Myth Theory (JMT) that the Egyptian god Horus was born of a virgin. The evidence demonstrated that Horus was not born of a virgin. But what about the Greek god Dionysus? The JMT is just as insistent that that Dionysus was born of a virgin. … Read More “Was Dionysus Born of a Virgin?” »
The Myth Master, who in this video proved that Jesus never existed, is back. Now the Myth Master demonstrates beyond a shadow of a doubt that the story of Jesus was borrowed from the pagans. If you are interested in this topic, please visit my Jesus Myth page for a heap of responses to this … Read More “Jesus from the Pagans” »
This is an article that I wrote for the first issue of Hope’s Reason: A Journal of Apologetics. It is a response to Zeitgeist, one of the examples of the Jesus myth theory. Despite how bad this movie is, people are still being disturbed by it. Hopefully this article will help expose the lies and … Read More “Exposing the Spirit of the Age: A Response to the Zeitgeist Movie” »
I just finished reading Euripides play The Bacchae. This is a very important ancient writing as it is one of our best texts for understanding the Dionysus cult. This is of importance to me as Dionysus is one of the most frequent gods presented as an inspiration for the Jesus story by proponents of the … Read More “The Bacchae” »
