Look up Kipp Davis on YouTube and anyone who has appeared in his videos, including Dan Mclelean, Digital Hammurabi and Jennifer Bird
Comment on Jesus could have been an antique meme à la Chuck Norris that got waaaay out of hand
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoWish it were easier to find dispassionate, objective historical analysis of how the Bible was assembled and written. If one searches for any such information the results are an inundation of pro-bible sites trying to retcon the writings to as close to the alleged existence of Jesus and his followers as they can.
RattlerSix@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
aniki@lemmings.world 2 weeks ago
I am about to make your motherfucking day, friend!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Pagels
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Her work seems to center on women in religion, at least with multiple references in the wiki write up indicating so.
Does she have a standalone comprehensive book on the historical origins of the Bible? Seems she has multiple pieces that focus on different aspects, and they seem very academic, but I didn’t see one that was more generalist.
aniki@lemmings.world 2 weeks ago
——— (2003). Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-375-50156-2. OCLC 50913545. ———; King, Karen L. (2007). Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-03845-9. OCLC 85255593. ——— (1979). The Gnostic Gospels. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-394-50278-6. OCLC 1002324965.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Thank you. I will check these out.
aniki@lemmings.world 2 weeks ago
Her books on the Nag Hammadi library go deep into the early foundations of Christianity even pre-council.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Thank you. I will absolutely check her works out.