You can’t believe something just because someone else desperately wants you to..

I think the evidence is just so overwhelming that Jesus existed, that it's silly to talk about him not existing. I don't know anyone who is a respons….

Traditionally in Christian circles, Judas in fact has been associated with Jews. Of being traitors, avaricious, who in fact, betray Jesus, who are Ch….

I have such a fantastic life that I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude for it. . . . But I don't have anyone to express my gratitude to. This is….

The problem then with Jesus is that he cannot be removed from his time and transplanted into our own without simply creating him anew.

In terms of the historical record, I should also point out that there is no account in any ancient source whatsoever about King Herod slaughtering ch….

The search for truth takes you where the evidence leads you, even if, at first, you don't want to go there..

Sometimes Christian apologists say there are only three options to who Jesus was: a liar, a lunatic or the Lord. But there could be a fourth option -….

As time goes on, thing do get made up..

In the entire first Christian century Jesus is not mentioned by a single Greek or Roman historian, religion scholar, politician, philosopher or poet.….

In fact, most of the changes found in early Christian manuscripts have nothing to do with theology or ideology. Far and away the most changes are the….

There are few things more dangerous than inbred religious certainty..

Different authors have different points of view. You can't just say, 'I believe in the Bible..

Jesus existed, and those vocal persons who deny it do so not because they have considered the evidence with the dispassionate eye of the historian, b….

My students sometimes ask: what is a fundamentalist? I give them a very simple definition. A fundamentalist is no fun, too much damn, and not enough ….

In Matthew, Jesus declares, “Whoever is not with me is against me.” In Mark, he says,“Whoever is not against us is for us.” Did he say both things? C….

[P]eople need to use their intelligence to evaluate what they find to be true and untrue in the Bible. This is how we need to live life generally. Ev….