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Problems with Acharya S: A Review of some Claims
Over the past few weeks I have been getting an increase of fanboys (literally) of Acharya S, who pour in from who knows where (perhaps the Raves and Shindigs are letting out earlier then usual?). They may mean well, but this is really what the Jesus Mythicist Campaign was meant to expose - the......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-07 21:12:45 | Rating:

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Does It Matter If Jesus Existed?
Does It Matter If Jesus Existed? A Response to Rick Hillegas By Rook Hawkins While thumbing through the May/June issue of American Atheist (2007), I was compelled to read an article written by Rick Hillegas entitled, It Doesn’t Matter If Jesus Existed. An erudite and......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-07 21:22:05 | Rating:

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Jewish Assimilation into Greek Culture
Jewish Assimilation into Greek Culture By Rook Hawkins Recently, I published several blogs on the mythicist position. One was in response to the recent occult-like followers of Acharya S on the radical claim of hers that both Krishna and Buddha had established some sort of......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-07 21:28:11 | Rating:

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An Example of Jewish Fiction Writing in Antiquity
Question: If the Gospels are literary fictions, can you give us any other examples of a fictitious narrative written by Hellenized Jews to reflect reinterpretation of scripture with Greek influence? Atheist Answer: Yes. There are quite a few examples I could......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-07 21:31:34 | Rating:

| Views: 156 | Comments: 1 | Tags: Ancient Literature Greeks Hellenism Judaism Mimesis Trope ·Tags: Bible Fiction Jesus Jew Jewish Myth New Testament Old Testament Rational Response Squad religion Rook Hawkins

Biblical Languages and Dating?
QUESTION: This question is in two parts: (1) What languages are the oldest copies of the books of the Bible found in, and (2) what language is it believed to be originally written in? I would also like to know why many different books of the bible were written in different languages......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-07 21:33:45 | Rating:

| Views: 83 | Comments: 0 | Tags: religion Greeks Hellenism Judaism Mimesis Rational Response Squad Rook Hawkins Trope christian christianity god religion ·Tags: Bible Jesus Myth New Testament Old Testament Rational R

Josephus on Jesus: What is the Deal?
By Rook Hawkins Far too often apologists and evangelicals bring up Josephus as a source for a historical Jesus. This is a continuing error among scholars, and it is fueled by secular scholars who are either persuaded by pseudo-scientific evaluations of the texts, or for reasons......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-07 21:37:30 | Rating:

| Views: 98 | Comments: 0 | Tags: religion Greeks Hellenism Jesus Josephus Judaism Rational Rational Response Squad Rook Hawkins atheism christian christianity god religion theism ·Tags: Jesus Josephus Myth religion

Introduction for My Upcoming Book
To make this absolutely clear, nobody is to reproduce this introduction in any way. It is copyrighted 2008, by Rook Hawkins (me). This is also subject to change. INTRODUCTION “We can now say with considerable confidence that the Bible is not a history of......Read More