Can Scribal Errors Account for Undesigned Coincidences? Responding to Richard Carrier (Part 2)
In this article, I will consider Carrier’s claim that undesigned coincidences can be adequately accounted for by scribal errors.
Biblical Reliability
Yes, Richard Carrier, There Are Undesigned Coincidences (Part 1)
Dr. Richard Carrier is an ancient historian who is best known for championing the idea that Jesus of Nazareth is a mythical figure.
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Does the Qur’an Have the True Insight Into the Crucifixion? A Response to Abu Zakariya (Part 5)
In this fifth installment, I am going to address Abu Zakariya’s contention that the Qur’an has the true insight into the crucifixion.
Were the Stories About Jesus Passed on Reliably? A Response to Abu Zakariya (Part 4)
In this fourth installment, I am going to interact with Zakariya’s fourth wave of attack, which is against the premise that the stories about Jesus were passed on reliably.
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Are the Gospels Based on Eyewitness Testimony? A Response to Abu Zakariya (Part 3)
In this third installment, I am going to be reviewing Zakariya’s third wave of attack, which is against the gospels as eyewitness testimony.
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Were the Gospels Written Under Divine Inspiration? A Response to Abu Zakariya (Part 1)
Over the course of this and subsequent blog posts, I want to interact with some of the central claims of Abu Zakariya’s book, since I thought it a good opportunity to explore some popular fallacies of thought that occur when people study the Scriptures.
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Investigating Alleged Contradictions in the Old Testament
Even if these contradictions turned out to lack possible harmonization, at best the only outcome would be that we might be compelled to revise our understanding of inspiration or inerrancy. It would in no wise detract from the central truth claims of the Christian faith.
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What’s Wrong with the Zeitgeist Movie?
The Zeitgeist movie has been circulating on the internet since 2007. In the video its director, Peter Joseph, seeks to persuade viewers that the authors of the New Testament essentially plagiarized the concept of the virgin birth, December 25 as Christ’s birth date, the twelve disciples, the miracles, the crucifixion, and the resurrection from astrological sources and pagan mythology.
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