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Then a fellow named Mark came along and thought he could be a bit more specific about where the crucifixion did take place and by visions or revelations happened to find inspiration in places like the Servant verses in Isaiah, biblical verses that naturally lend themselves towards "chronos narratives" about a galilean wonderworker being crucified on a specific hill in Jerusalem under a specific Roman governor.

The Death of the Mythical Messiah James F. McGrath 2010

But I think Ananus could easily prove if a galilean miracle worker had not been executed in Jerusalem a just a couple of decades back in time.

The Death of the Mythical Messiah James F. McGrath 2010

I think the synoptics are basically right when they claim that it was the Jewish authorities who tipped off the Romans about a galilean troublemaker with messianic aspirations who was causing a stir in the city during passover.

More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels James F. McGrath 2010

But I think Ananus could easily prove if a galilean miracle worker had not been executed in Jerusalem a just a couple of decades back in time.

The Death of the Mythical Messiah James F. McGrath 2010

But I suppose that he didn´t care if he was opening himself up to ridicule from contemporary Jews who might probably have been in a position to challenge Mark´s claim that a galilean wonderworker named Jesus from Nazareth had ever been crucified in Jerusalen under Pontious Pilate.

The Death of the Mythical Messiah James F. McGrath 2010

But I suppose that he didn´t care if he was opening himself up to ridicule from contemporary Jews who might probably have been in a position to challenge Mark´s claim that a galilean wonderworker named Jesus from Nazareth had ever been crucified in Jerusalen under Pontious Pilate.

The Death of the Mythical Messiah James F. McGrath 2010

Which makes me wonder why early Christian "mytomans" like Paul made their job so much more difficult by inventing a crucified Jewish saviour from an obscure galilean village.

Mythicist Misunderstanding James F. McGrath 2010

Just as I wonder why Mark had to have his crucified/resurrected Messiah speak in a galilean dialect of aramean.

More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels: Messiahs, Wisdom and Jesus James F. McGrath 2010

The conversion by his followers of a galilean wonderworking prophet like Jesus into the crucified Messiah is one of those unexpected mutations that occurs from time to time in the history of religion.

Tacitus on Mythicism James F. McGrath 2010

I think the synoptics are basically right when they claim that it was the Jewish authorities who tipped off the Romans about a galilean troublemaker with messianic aspirations who was causing a stir in the city during passover.

More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels James F. McGrath 2010