See Tim Widowfield’s post What Is Vridar covering
(I have added a few points in the comments there.)
See also: Atheism, Vridar and Blogging Research in Religion, History, Politics, Science. . . . for the origin of the name Vridar and its relevance to the themes covered here.
on William Blum, deceased December 2018: “He poses a very good question: Is there anything your government could do that would cause you to turn against…” Dec 11, 12:42
on A New Genre for the Gospels? It’s not so unusual. And Imitation and Intertextuality? A necessity!: “GENRE is one dimensional isn't it ? We need more colour than that to describe the Gospels. How about STYLE,…” Dec 11, 07:07
on The Decline of the Study of History: “All the more reason for alternative voices to speak out.” Dec 11, 04:34 on Deciphering the Gospels Webpage: “That's sad but unsurprising about Tom Holland. It was clear from some of his writings and interviews in recent years…” Dec 11, 04:23 on A Response to Dr Sarah, Geeky Humanist, on the Jesus Question: “I soon noticed that Dr Sarah was not engaging in discussion with the comments but rather positioning the comments as…” Dec 11, 04:12
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on The Decline of the Study of History: “I think intellectual history is interesting, like the history of Philosophy, or a certain period in literary history. I…” Dec 10, 20:16
on The Decline of the Study of History: “There is a benefit to the divorce of history per se from the formulation of public policy. To often the…” Dec 10, 20:09
on An experiment comparing gnostic and orthodox myths: “Thanks for your response. The reading of myth in light of the methods in art and literary interpretation, anthropology,…” Dec 10, 18:22
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If Jesus never existed, then tell me who told the parable of the prodigal son? Who said that he could destroy his temple (his body) and rebuild it in 3 days? Who taught the Lord’s Prayer?
Some gifted but anonymous “mute inglorious Miltons” of the 2nd century, apparently.
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