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Mystery Religions, Mythicism and History     

     •     Was the New Testament Influenced by Pagan Religions? (Ronald Nash, article in Christian Research Institute)

     •     Bock, Donald and Wallace, Daniel. Dethroning Jesus: Exposing Popular Culture’s Quest to Unseat the Biblical      Christ. Nelson Publishing, 2010.

     •     Nash, Ronald. The Gospel and the Greeks: Did the New Testament Borrow from Pagan Thought? P&R Publishing, 2003. (second edition)

     •     Strobel, Lee. The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Jesus. Zondervan, 2009.

     •     Habermas, Gary. The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence of the Life of Christ. College Press Publications, 1996.

     •      _______. Evidence for the Historical Jesus: Is the Jesus of History the Christ of Faith? Christian Publishing House, 2020

Selected Books & Articles

Disclaimer: As with all our resources and especially Podcasts, inclusion does not necessarily mean endorsement of the views presented.  Our aim was to include important presentations from multiple points of view so the researcher can form her own opinions—informed by  a Christian world-view.

Book Reviews

     •     Ehrman’s, Misquoting Jesus review by Craig Blomberg

     •     Stephen Wright’s, The Voice of Jesus… review by Craig Blomberg

     •     Kasser, Meyer and Wurst’s: The Gospel of Judas review by Craig Blomberg

     •     Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels (Craig Evans) review by Craig Blomberg

     •     Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (Elaine Pagels) review by Craig Blomberg