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Tom Dykstra on Mythicism: Erhman, Brodie and Scholarly Conduct

Tom Dykstra writes “a cautionary tale” concerning the unpleasant rift between mythicists (those who dispute the historicity of Jesus) and historicists (those who defend the historicity of Jesus). His primary exemplars are “historicist” Bart Ehrman and “mythicist” Thomas Brodie, Ehrman and Brodie on Whether Jesus Existed: A Cautionary Tale about the State of Biblical Scholarship. His first warning is … Continue reading “Tom Dykstra on Mythicism: Erhman, Brodie and Scholarly Conduct”

The Brodie Files: Beyond the Quest Posts on Vridar

One reader asked for an easier way to review the various posts on Thomas Brodie’s Beyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus: Memoir of a Discovery. So here it is. Posts directly dealing with a chapter by chapter overview of the book, those in the “Making of a Mythicist” series, are in bold font. Other … Continue reading “The Brodie Files: Beyond the Quest Posts on Vridar”

Parallels, Drum Majorettes and Brodie

Thomas Brodie argues that the Gospel narratives are in large part sourced not from oral traditions but from the Greek versions of the Jewish scriptures. I recently posted a chapter from one of his books in which he presents the minute details of an argument for the literary indebtedness of one scene in the Gospel … Continue reading “Parallels, Drum Majorettes and Brodie”

Thomas Brodie Illustrates The New Testament’s Dependence On the Old

Chapter 7 of Thomas Brodie’s Beyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus: Memoir of a Discovery is now available online. (Thanks to Sheffield Phoenix Press.) This is the chapter in which he addresses in  depth his argument for the Gospel authors borrowing from the Old Testament to craft their narratives about Jesus. I have been … Continue reading “Thomas Brodie Illustrates The New Testament’s Dependence On the Old”

Brodie’s Mythicist Case: The Facts

Updated with additional conclusion 17th July Thomas Brodie argues that the Gospel accounts of Jesus, both his deeds and teachings, are like other literature of the era insofar as they are creative re-writings of earlier literary sources. The best-known example of such creative imitation in the classical world is Virgil’s use of Homer’s epics to … Continue reading “Brodie’s Mythicist Case: The Facts”

Making of a Mythicist, Act 2, Scene 1 (Brodie’s Odyssey)

The earlier posts, “Act 1” covered Brodie’s Part One of Beyond the Quest. That covered the period of Brodie’s intellectual discoveries from his late teen years till June 1972 (when he was about 30 years of age). Much of the setting was Trinidad. Brodie titled that Part of his book, his first four chapters, “The … Continue reading “Making of a Mythicist, Act 2, Scene 1 (Brodie’s Odyssey)”

Joel Watts Acclaims Thomas Brodie a Scholarly “Giant” and His Work “A Masterpiece”

Rabid anti-mythicist Joel Watts has hailed the major work of mythicist Thomas L. Brodie, The Birthing of the New Testament, as “a masterpiece” in his own newly published book, Mimetic Criticism and the Gospel of Mark: [Brodie’s] 2004 work, The Birthing of the New Testament, exploring the answers to the creation of the New Testament, … Continue reading “Joel Watts Acclaims Thomas Brodie a Scholarly “Giant” and His Work “A Masterpiece””

Reviews of Brodie’s Works: Elijah-Elisha Influence on Gospel Narratives

How was Brodie’s method of arguing that the Gospel narrative of Jesus is indebted to the OT narrative of Elijah and Elisha received by his scholarly peers before he published his conviction that there never was an historical Jesus? Was it laughed out of the academy as an unfortunate attack of “parallelomania” (as McGrath would … Continue reading “Reviews of Brodie’s Works: Elijah-Elisha Influence on Gospel Narratives”

Brodie’s Argument that Jesus Never Existed

I was sitting with Everard Johnston, Lecturer in scriptures and dogma, at his house in Picton Street, Port of Spain, discussing the manuscript. By then his young wife, June, had gone to bed, and amid the sounds of the tropical night we sipped rum and coke as I tried to explain the basic idea of … Continue reading “Brodie’s Argument that Jesus Never Existed”

How Did McGrath Get Himself Inside Thomas Brodie?

James McGrath has posted a revealing reply to my critique of a single point in his review of Thomas Brodie’s Beyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus: Memoir of a Discovery. Ironically he appears to be unaware that his every point is illustrating the very problem I was trying to address and that is close … Continue reading “How Did McGrath Get Himself Inside Thomas Brodie?”

McGrath’s Review of Brodie’s Memoir: Incompetent or Dishonest?

While preparing the next step of my posts on Thomas Brodie’s Beyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus: Memoir of a Discovery, a Google search brought to my attention a review of this same work by James McGrath back in February this year. It also recently came to my attention that McGrath is to present … Continue reading “McGrath’s Review of Brodie’s Memoir: Incompetent or Dishonest?”

The Making of a Mythicist, Act 1, Scene 1 (Thomas Brodie’s Odyssey)

Dominican priest Thomas Brodie has written an autobiographical narrative of how he came to the realization that the New Testament writings about Jesus, in particular the Gospels, do not derive from reports about the life and teachings of an historical person at all but are entirely sourced and re-created from other theological writings. The Jesus … Continue reading “The Making of a Mythicist, Act 1, Scene 1 (Thomas Brodie’s Odyssey)”

What They Are Saying About The Brodie Affair

Another Irish newspaper, Irish Central, says it has attempted to contact Thomas Brodie since the Irish Sun [link to the sun no longer active: Neil, 23rd July, 2019] article on Brodie’s removal from teaching positions but without success. Father Levi, introduces himself as a priest of the Church of Ireland on his blog, The Way … Continue reading “What They Are Saying About The Brodie Affair”

Thomas L. Brodie: Two Core Problems with Historical Jesus Arguments

Now seems an appropriate time to say something significant about Brodie’s arguments. I quote here sections from his now infamous book that The Irish Times reported as “caused quite a stir and some considerable upset”, Beyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus. (I don’t know. From what I hear from the likes of lots of … Continue reading “Thomas L. Brodie: Two Core Problems with Historical Jesus Arguments”