Varieties of Jesus Mythicism: Did He Even Exist? edited by John W. Loftus and Robert M. Price, is an anthology for the general reader. The subtitle indicates that the book is a response to Bart Ehrman’s 2012 book, Did Jesus Exist? The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth. Loftus and Price include chapters that respond…
Month: December 2021
“Jericho” in the Gospel of Mark: A new explanation
Summary Did Mark write a scene set in Jericho, now missing (Mk 10:46)? In my book, The Two Gospels of Mark: Performance and Text, I assumed that he did. I’ve changed my mind. There was never a scene set in Jericho in the Gospel of Mark. The audience saw a large crowd (the Chorus) carrying…
My scenario for Mark explains official orthodox history
I have previously written about the real history of Mark’s congregation in Rome. In my book, and here and here. Here I explain how that real history explains several assertions and silences in the official orthodox history of the early church. To review, my scenario is that Mark’s congregation in Rome was founded by Alexandrian…