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Posted by admin | Mar 8th, 2010
Why I Rejected Christianity – A Former Apologist Explains
Why I Rejected Christianity A Former Apologist Explains
How have I gone from being a defender of Christianity to an atheist? That is the question of this book. I was a Christian apologist set for the express purpose of defending Christianity from intellectual attacks. I was not afraid of any idea, because I was convinced that Christianity was true and could withstand all attacks. Now I turn that same...
Posted by admin | Feb 20th, 2010
When Jesus Became God – The Epic Fight over Christs Divinity in the Last Days of Rome
When Jesus Became God The Epic Fight over Christs Divinity in the Last Days of Rome
The Gospel narratives may suggest that Jesus was divine, but they do not insist upon it. Hundreds of years after Jesus' death, the Church councils made Jesus' divinity a central tenet of belief among many of his followers. When Jesus Became God: The Epic Fight over Christ's Divinity in the Last Days of...
Posted by admin | Jan 27th, 2010
Born Divine – The Births of Jesus and Other Sons of God
Born Divine The Births of Jesus and Other Sons of God
In this compelling study of the birth and infancy of Jesus, Robert Miller separates fact from fiction in the gospel narratives and relates them to stories about the miraculous births of Israelite heroes and of Greek and Roman sons of God. Born Divine analyzes the Christian claim that the birth and childhood of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies....
Posted by admin | Jan 27th, 2010
Born of a Woman
Born of a Woman
John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and Episcopal bishop of Newark, NJ, challenges the doctrine of the virgin birth, tracing its development in the early Christian church and revealing its legacy in our contemporary attitudes toward women and female sexuality.
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4 Stars Very thought-provoking
This book was very enlightening without being too like a catechism, giving...
Posted by admin | Oct 26th, 2009
The Jesus Mysteries – Was the Original Jesus a Pagan God
The Jesus Mysteries Was the Original Jesus a Pagan God
"Whether you conclude that this book is the most alarming heresy of the millennium or the mother of all revelations, The Jesus Mysteries deserves to be read."
– Fort Worth Star -Telegram
What if . . .
* there were absolutely no evidence for the existence of a historical Jesus?
* for thousands of years Pagans had also followed a Son...
Posted by admin | Oct 23rd, 2009
Jesus Interrupted – Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible And Why We Dont Know About Them
Jesus Interrupted Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible And Why We Dont Know About Them
Picking up where Bible expert Bart Ehrman's New York Times bestseller Misquoting Jesus left off, Jesus, Interrupted addresses the larger issue of what the New Testament actually teaches — and it's not what most people think. Here Ehrman reveals what scholars have unearthed:
The authors of...
Posted by admin | Oct 4th, 2009
Lord of the Cosmos – Mithras, Paul and the Gospel of Mark
Lord of the Cosmos Mithras Paul And the Gospel of Mark
In Lord of the Cosmos, Patella demonstrates the ways in which the Roman Imperial religion imbues Paul's letter and subsequently Mark's Gospel. Mark resonated in the imperial capital and beyond because of its inherent participationist theology, a theology probably augmented by Paul and possibly introduced by him. In his own writings, Paul...
Posted by admin | Sep 16th, 2009
A MYTH OF INNOCENCE – Foundations and Facets Series
A MYTH OF INNOCENCE Foundations and Facets Series
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3 Stars Wha'd 'e say?
This review will be brief. I can understand some cosmology and James Joyces' Ulysses, play a pretty good game of chess, write legal briefs that work. But I cannot understand Mr. Mack's writing. It's like Finnegans Wake.
I'm sure he is a very intelligent man. He has a wonderful...
Posted by admin | Sep 11th, 2009
101 Myths of the Bible – How Ancient Scribes Invented Biblical History
101 Myths of the Bible How Ancient Scribes Invented Biblical History
In his startling book, Gary Greenberg exposes the reality behind the greatest story ever told. Learn about the Egyptian myths and ancient folklore that survive in one of history's most sacred texts, and discover how:
-King David's bodyguard, not David, killed Goliath-Noah's Ark did...
Posted by admin | Sep 10th, 2009
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth
The late John Allegro, the only humanist scholar given access to the scrolls, presents translations and analyses of the manuscripts in his charge, and expounds upon his controversial ideas regarding the historical authenticity of Jesus, and the role played by the myths of the Essene community in the development of Christianity.
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Posted by admin | Sep 9th, 2009
Bible Myths And Their Parallels In Other Religions
Bible Myths And Their Parallels In Other Religions
This book compares biblical myths and miracles with those of other religions, considering also their origin and meaning. It has many illustrations.
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5 Stars Well written and well researched
Do not believe the review by a reader from Colorado. This book is scholarly,...
Posted by admin | Sep 8th, 2009
Who Wrote the New Testament-The Making of the Christian Myth
Who Wrote the New Testament The Making of the Christian Myth
In this groundbreaking and controversial book, Burton Mack brilliantly exposes how the Gospels are fictional mythologies created by different communities for various purposes and are only distantly related to the actual historical Jesus. Mack's innovative scholarship "which boldly challenges traditional Christian understanding"...
Posted by admin | May 9th, 2009
Becoming Enlightened
Becoming Enlightened
In Becoming Enlightened, His Holiness the Dalai Lama powerfully explores the foundation of Buddhism, laying out an accessible and practical approach to age-old questions: How can we live free from suffering? How can we achieve lasting happiness and peace?
Drawing from traditional Buddhist meditative practices as well as penetrating examples from today's troubled planet, he presents...
Posted by admin | Apr 12th, 2009
The Monstrosity of Christ – Paradox or Dialectic Short Circuits
The Monstrosity of Christ Paradox or Dialectic Short Circuits
What matters is not so much that Slavojiek is endorsing a demythologized, disenchanted Christianity without transcendence, as that he is offering in the end (despite what he sometimes claims) a heterodox version of Christian belief.
— John Milbank
To put it even more bluntly, my claim is that it is Milbank who is effectively guilty of...
Posted by admin | Feb 20th, 2009
Bible Shockers
Bible Shockers
Bible Shockers! is a collection of disturbing observations of and about the Bible. The book shows that, unlike modern day Christianity, the Bible portrays the God of the Hebrews as essentially a human-like king who lives in the sky. Jesus, it turns out, was a sinner who was promoted to serve at God's right hand. The worshiped Jesus, it turns out, is identified in several places as the...
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