Neither New Nor Strange: How Jesus Mythicists Misrepresent the Church Fathers (A Christian Response to Jesus Mythicism Book 8) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

In Neither New Nor Strange: How Jesus Mythicists Misrepresent the Church Fathers, Albert McIlhenny dissects the mythicist abuse of patristic writers to "prove their point." In reality, most have never read the passage in context and are merely repeating bogus claims made by some crank author. The title is taken from an often used quote by Eusebius that Christianity was neither new nor strange but had always existed. Jesus mythicists have cited this for over a century as evidence that Christianity copied earlier pagan religions, but in context Eusebius is actually stating that Christianity is the rightful successor to the religion of the Old Testament. This and similar comments as well as other outrageous claims using the Church Fathers as evidence are placed under the microscope and thoroughly refuted. By the end of the book, the quotes used by mythicists are shown to be either taken out of context or else completely fabricated. This e-book is part of the series A Christian Response to Jesus Mythicism that counters the thesis, popularized through films such as Zeitgeist and books by Earl Doherty, Tom Harpur, Richard Carrier, D. M. Murdock (aka “Acharya S”), and many others, that Jesus never existed. While this view is not taken seriously by scholars, it has entered the popular culture through sensationalistic books, films, and websites. In this series, various aspects of the mythicist viewpoint are subjected to a thorough critique and the bogus nature of their claims exposed for all to see. ____________________________ Series Introduction Introduction Chapter 1 – Jesus Mythicists on the Church Fathers 1.1 – Disturbing Quotes; 1.2 – Pagan Parallels; 1.3 – The Usual Suspects; 1.4 – Conclusion Chapter 2 – Eusebius of Caesarea 2.1 – Recycled Christianity; 2.2 – Known to the Ancients; 2.3 – Eusebius on the Therapeutae; 2.4 – Falsehood as a Remedy; 2.5 – Glory and Disgrace; 2.6 – No Clear Footprints; 2.7 – Allegorical Contents; 2.8 – Eusebius and the Pastorals; 2.9 – Conclusion Chapter 3 – Augustine of Hippo 3.1 – Never Absent from the Beginning; 3.2 – Priests of Mithras; 3.3 – Egyptian Resurrection; 3.4 – Augustine on Paganism; 3.5 – Augustine the Parrot?; 3.6 – Augustine on Romulus; 3.7 – Augustine at Nicaea?; 3.8 – Eyes in Their Bosoms?; 3.9 – A Religion of Threats and Bribes; 3.10 – Augustine and Expedience; 3.11 – Augustine on Science; 3.12 – Augustine on Educating Women; 3.13 – Augustine on Mathematics; 3.14 – Augustine on the Shape of the Earth; 3.15 – Conclusion Chapter 4 – Justin Martyr 4.1 – Understanding the First Apology; 4.2 – Christian-Pagan Comparisons; 4.3 – Initial Considerations; 4.4 – Guilty of a Name; 4.5 – Refuting the Charge of Atheism; 4.6 – Christians Convicted for their Confession of Christ; 4.7 – The Proper Service to God; 4.8 – Serving Christ and Serving Demons; 4.9 – Comments on the Resurrection; 4.10 – Analogies between Christianity and Paganism; 4.11 – Contrasting Christians and Pagans; 4.12 – Demonic Imitations; 4.13 – Plato and Moses; 4.14 – Worship and Final Remarks; 4.15 – Summary of the First Apology; 4.16 – If He Has Indeed Been Born …; 4.17 – There Exists Not a People …; 4.18 – Conclusion Chapter 5 – Tertullian 5.1 – Understanding Tertullian; 5.2 – Tertullian and Crucified Gods; 5.3 – Tertullian and Christian Sun Worship; 5.4 – Athens and Jerusalem; 5.5 – Believe the Absurd; 5.6 – Conclusion Chapter 6 – Irenaeus 6.1 – Understanding Irenaeus; 6.2 – Four Winds, Four Gospels; 6.3 – Jesus as an Old Man; 6.4 – Denying the Crucifixion; 6.5 – Denying the Incarnation; 6.6 – Conclusion Chapter 7 – Jerome 7.1 – Bethlehem and Adonis; 7.2 – Jesus and the Phantom; 7.3 – Jesus and Other Gospels; 7.4 – Deceiving the Crowd?; 7.5 – Conclusion Chapter 8 – Other Church Fathers 8.1 – Clement of Rome; 8.2 – Polycarp of Smyrna; 8.3 – Gregory Thaumaturgus; 8.4 – Athanasius; 8.5 – Firmicus Maternus; 8.6 – Pope Leo X; 8.7 – Conclusion Conclusion Bi