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in a purely historical context? This all depends on whether or not its namesake can hold his own as a human, rather than mythological, being. What do the facts indicate? Richard Carrier is a noted scholar, author, and speaker who has devoted much of his career to answering said question. In this week's episode of 'The San Francisco Review of Books on Sunday,' he shares several inconvenient truths about one of history's most cherished, yet convoluted, figures.
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Jesus Christ is 'the reason for the season' of Christmas, an old saying goes. Why not? This holiday is named in his honor, after all. Beyond the egg nog and holly, however, just how valid is Christmasin a purely historical context? This all depends on whether or not its namesake can hold his own as a human, rather than mythological, being. What do the facts indicate? Richard Carrier is a noted scholar, author, and speaker who has devoted much of his career to answering said question. In this week's episode of 'The San Francisco Review of Books on Sunday,' he shares several inconvenient truths about one of history's most cherished, yet convoluted, figures.
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SEE more episodes HERE: http://www.sanfranciscoreviewofbooks.com/p/blog-page.html
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Who is Richard Carrier?Richard Carrier (born 1969) is an American historian, atheist activist, author, public speaker and blogger. Carrier has a doctorate in ancient history from Columbia University where his thesis was on the history of science in antiquity.
Who was Apostle Paul?Paul the Apostle (Latin: Paulus), commonly known as Saint Paul and also known by his Jewish name Saul of Tarsus was an apostle (though not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first century world. Paul is generally
considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age and in the mid-30s to the mid-50s AD he founded several churches in Asia Minor and Europe. He took advantage of his status as both a Jew and a Roman citizen to minister to both Jewish and Roman audiences. According to writings in the New Testament and prior to his conversion, Paul was dedicated to persecuting the early disciples of Jesus in the area of Jerusalem. In Acts, Paul was traveling on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus on a mission to 'arrest them and bring them back to Jerusalem' when the resurrected Jesus appeared to him in a great light. He was struck blind, but after three days his sight was restored by Ananias of Damascus and Paul began to preach that Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish Messiah and the Son of God.
