102: Joseph Atwill on the Authenticity of Jesus, Moral Failings of Demagoguery

By Christopher Thielen on November 5, 2013

Tom, Christopher Thielen, and Chris Lazare discuss Joseph Atwill’s book “Caesar’s Messiah” and the authenticity of Jesus as a historical figure, and review a recent troubling story concerning a daughter committing suicide to follow her late father into Heaven.

References:

• Pope expels German bishop [huffingtonpost.com]
• ‘Messiah’ baby name ruling found unconstitutional [patheos.com]
• Air Force makes ‘so help me God’ phrase optional in oath [patheos.com]
• Joseph Atwill has not proven Jesus was made up by the Romans [patheos.com]
• Story of girl who hanged herself likely fictional [patheos.com]