Richard Carrier has a series of articles on the web that are now in their fifth edition, titled
Why I Don't Buy the Resurrection Story. Carrier has updated his previous materials here. Notably, a DVD of a debate between Mike Licona and Richard Carrier is now available. Carrier alludes to three essays that will be published in an anthology on the resurrection, which is edited by Robert Price and to which I have contributed an essay myself. One of these three essays expands on material found in his
Jewish Law, the Burial of Jesus, and the Third Day (and another is based on a 2001 essay published in
The Journal of Higher Criticism). Carrier's "Why I Don't Buy" site, the adjunct essays, and his recorded debate with Licona provide some substance for those who missed the recent exchange between Bill Craig and Carrier or, as can only be expected, felt that it didn't go into enough detail.
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Richard may not be "buying" the story of the ressurection but he really doesn't have to since it's not for sale. If one were to have to accept the testimony of the Gospel writers, theologians, and scholars who do accept the narrative of the ressurection or the testimony of the skeptics; I would have to side with the theologians since their testimony is more firmly established on the facts and the skeptics is essentially based on nothing but hatred of Christianity.
The depiction of non-Christians as "haters" of the religion is as unhelpful (and convenient) as the mirror allegation made against Christians ("wishful thinking" or what-have-you). The philosphical and historical arguments will be with us for a long time. I would prefer not to approach those with differing views with animosity. (This ties in with my previous post with how much of the information about religion on the Internet, if not the vast majority, is polemical in intent.)
Oh please Jim, theologians since Strauss have running scared of the facts.
In keeping with my aim for this site, I will start deleting messages that disrespect a group of people (non-Christians, theologians, etc.).
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