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   rookhawkins's Blogs in February 2008
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: | Views: 217 | Comments: 1 | Tags: Rook Hawkins  Rational Responders  RRS   Krishna  Jesus  Myth  Religion  Christianity  
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: | Views: 76 | Comments: 1 | Tags: Greeks  Rational  Rational Response Squad  Responders  Rook Hawkins  Jesus  Myth  atheism  christian  christianity  god  philosophy  religion  resurrection  theism 
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: | Views: 224 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Greeks  Rational  Rational Response Squad  Responders  Rook Hawkins  Jesus  Myth  atheism  christian  christianity  god  philosophy  religion  resurrection  theism  
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