Christian Apologetics Is A Grossly Dishonest Game of Ignorance | Dr. Richard C. Miller

Christian Apologetics Is A Grossly Dishonest Game of Ignorance | Dr. Richard C. Miller Dr. Richard C. Miller provides his thoughts about the game of Christian Apologetics or any apologetics for that matter as a dishonest game of ignorance where the proponent is starting with their conclusions and working overtime to defend it. Grab his book Resurrection and Reception in Early Christianity 👉 https://amzn.to/44sKrWM This book offers an original interpretation of the origin and early reception of the most fundamental claim of Christianity: Jesus’ resurrection. Richard Miller contends that the earliest Christians would not have considered the New Testament accounts of Jesus’ resurrection to be literal or historical, but instead would have recognized this narrative as an instance of the trope of divine translation, common within the Hellenistic and Roman mythic traditions. Given this framework, Miller argues, early Christians would have understood the resurrection story as fictitious rather than historical in nature. By drawing connections between the Gospels and ancient Greek and Roman literature, Miller makes the case that the narratives of the resurrection and ascension of Christ applied extensive and unmistakable structural and symbolic language common to Mediterranean "translation fables," stock story patterns derived particularly from the archetypal myths of Heracles and Romulus. In the course of his argument, the author applies a critical lens to the referential and mimetic nature of the Gospel stories, and suggests that adapting the "translation fable" trope to accounts of Jesus’ resurrection functioned to exalt him to the level of the heroes, demigods, and emperors of the Hellenistic and Roman world. Miller’s contentions have significant implications for New Testament scholarship and will provoke discussion among scholars of early Christianity and Classical studies. See Dr. Miller's critique of the gospels https://www.debunking-christianity.com/2020/12/how-gospels-became-history-review-by-dr.html Also grab Dr. Tomas Hagg's book, "The Art of Biography in Antiquity" 👉 https://amzn.to/35FqNYf ============================== **RECOMMENDED ONLINE COURSES HERE** Check out MVP Courses https://www.mvp-courses.com Sign up for Dr. Kipp Davis Course "The Real Ancient Israelite Religions" https://mythvisionpodcast.com/israelite-religions Sign up for Dr. Richard Carrier's Course "New Testament Studies For Everyone." https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/nt-studies Sign up for Bart's new Mark course "The Unknown Jesus" https://mythvisionpodcast.com/unknown-jesus Sign up for 👉 "Creating Jesus: Why Mark’s Gospel Was Forgotten?" https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/firstgospel Sign up here for Dr. M. David Litwa's course - The Ancient Greek Mysteries & Christianity - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/mysterycults Sign up here for Dr. Dale C. Allison Jr's course - The Quest For The Historical Jesus - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/jesus-quest Sign up for Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's course – Finding Moses - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/moses Sign up for Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's course - Other Virgin Births In Antiquity - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/virgins Sign up for the 7 hour resurrection debate between Dr's Bart Ehrman & Mike Licona here - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/resurrection Sign up for Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's Genesis "In The Beginning" Webinar here - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/genesis Sign up for Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's Christmas Webinar here - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/christmas Sign up for Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's Did Jesus call himself God webinar - - https://www.mythvisionpodcast.com/bart ============================ **GET RECOMMENDED BOOKS HERE: 👉 https://amzn.to/35FqNYf ============================ Please consider helping support MythVision's work by joining the Patreon or contributing a one-time donation through my links below: MythVision Website: 🔥 https://mythvisionpodcast.com/ MythVision Patreon: 👉 https://www.patreon.com/mythvision MythVision Paypal: 👉 https://www.paypal.me/dereklambert7 Cashapp: 👉 $rewiredaddiction Venmo: 👉 @Derek-Lambert-9 Email MythVision: 👉 mythvisionpodcast@gmail.com Facebook page: 👉 https://www.facebook.com/MythVision/ Facebook group: 👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheWaterBoyZRadio/ Twitter: 👉 https://twitter.com/DerekPodcast TikTok: 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@mythvision/ Instagram: 👉 https://www.instagram.com/dereklambert_7/ Discord: 👉 https://discord.gg/dRQXdZBq6E =========================== 👉👉 Checkout Our Other YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @mythvisionclips 👉👉 Checkout MVP Courses to find new and upcoming online courses: https://mvp-courses.com/ =========================== #mythvision #MythVisionPodcast #mvp #dereklambert