When New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman published DID JESUS EXIST? THE HISTORICAL ARGUMENT FOR JESUS OF NAZARETH, he not only attempted to prove the historical reality of a man called *Jesus of Nazareth*, he sharply criticized scholars who have sought to develop a new paradigm in the study of Christian origins, scholars who have claimed that Jesus was a mythical, not historical, figure, and that the traditional, Jesus-centered paradigm for studying the origins of Christianity must be replaced by an actual science of Christian origins.

In the present volume, some of those scholars respond to Ehrman's treatment of their research and findings, showing how he has either ignored, misunderstood or misrepresented their arguments. They present evidence that *Jesus of Nazareth* was no more historical than Osiris or Thor. Several contributors question not only the historicity of *Jesus of Nazareth,* they present evidence that the site of present-day Nazareth was not inhabited at the time Jesus and his family should have been living there.

About the Author

The authors of this volume include; Richard Carrier Ph.D., D.M. Murdock, Earl Doherty, Ren? Salm, David Fitzgerald, Frank R. Zindler, and Robert M. Price.

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ISBN-13:?9781578840199
Publisher:?American Atheist Press
Page Count:?608

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In The Myth of Nazareth (2008), Ren? Salm demonstrated that Nazareth did not exist when Jesus and the Holy family should have been living there. He predicted that "evidence" would be "discovered" to show that he was wrong. His predictions were correct and in NazarethGate: Quack Archeology, Holy Hoaxes, and the Invented Town of Jesus, Salm examines all the new claims of discoveries at Nazareth and shows that they all are the result of scientific incompetence, wishful thinking, and distortion of the facts--probably for economic reasons. For good measure, he demonstrates conclusively that the famous Caesarea inscription alleged to be the oldest documented attestation of the existence of Nazareth is a fraud perpetrated by a notorious apologist of the 1960's.

About the Author

Ren? Salm is an advocate of the Jesus myth theory that posits that Jesus of Nazareth was not an historical figure. He is also an authority on Buddhism. He is an accomplished linguist and a professional musician and composer.

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ISBN-13:?9781578840380
Publisher:?American Atheist Press
Page Count:?518

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The Myth Of Nazareth presents convincing archaeological evidence that the town of Nazareth was not settled until after the First Jewish War, around 70 CE.

Requiring eight years of painstaking research, The Myth Of Nazareth surveys the archaeological record of the Nazareth basin from the Stone Age until modern times. It guides the reader through a stunning odyssey of discovery ? one which exposes not only the true history of the site but also a scandalous history of evidentiary suppression reaching back into Early Christian Times.

Coming shortly after the claim of Israeli archaeologist Aviram Oshri that Bethlehem in Judea also was uninhabited at the time Jesus is supposed to have been born there, Salm's research seems to be delivering a one-two knockout punch to the character known as The Historical Jesus.

About the Author

Rene Salm is an advocate of the Jesus myth theory that posits that Jesus of Nazareth was not an historical figure. He is also an authority on Buddhism. He is an accomplished linguist and a professional musician and composer.

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ISBN-13:?9781578840038
Publisher:?American Atheist Press
Page Count:?375

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