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S.C.Carlson · 01-10-2007, 07:10 AM

Lead paragraphs from this article in the Ottawa Citizen:

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Internationally recognized biblical scholars are set to launch The Jesus Project, a new endeavour to examine the historical existence of Christ.

The project is intended to pick up where the controversial Jesus Seminar left off in its research into the veracity of Jesus's words and deeds in the Bible.

According to the article, scholars associated with the project include Tabor, Pagels, and Crossan.

Stephen

gnosis92 · 01-10-2007, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by S.C.Carlson

Lead paragraphs from this article in the Ottawa Citizen:

According to the article, scholars associated with the project include Tabor, Pagels, and Crossan.

Stephen

I emailed Bart Ehrman and he said that Jesus' historicity isn't in question, and that he apparently does not have an interest in writing a book on Christ mythicism.

Ben C Smith · 01-10-2007, 07:45 AM

Another quote from that article:

He says the goal is not to prove that Jesus never existed, but to acknowledge that it is a legitimate field of inquiry that needs to be examined objectively.

One wonders, however, how many actual mythicists are on the panel. Is Wells there? Price? Detering?

Ben.

No Robots · 01-10-2007, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben C Smith

One wonders, however, how many actual mythicists are on the panel. Is Wells there? Price? Detering?

No, yes, no.

aa5874 · 01-10-2007, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by S.C.Carlson

Lead paragraphs from this article in the Ottawa Citizen:
According to the article, scholars associated with the project include Tabor, Pagels, and Crossan.

Stephen

When is this project scheduled to start?

Malachi151 · 01-10-2007, 10:26 AM

Prince isn't a full on mythicist.

Toto · 01-10-2007, 11:09 AM

Robert Price is technically a Jesus-agnostic.

The link is to the upcoming CSER conference, which has been mentioned here recently in connection with R. Joseph Hoffman's lectures in LA. It's not clear that every scholar at that conference will be part of the Jesus Project, or that it will be limited to those at the conference.

CSER has been around for a while, but I gather that Hoffman is breathing new life into it. I have heard Hoffman speak twice in LA recently, and I don't know his position on the existence of Jesus, but I suspect that he has some healthy amount of skepticism. His interests are the heretics.

ETA: forgive me if I suspect that this is a bit of PR for the upcoming conference. I would not be surprized if the Jesus Project is announced at the conference, and scholars are invited to join it, as scholars were invited to join the Jesus Seminar. The whole thing may be a trial balloon, and may or may not fly. It will be interesting to see if established scholars boycott the idea or sign up.

Malachi151 · 01-10-2007, 11:39 AM

It could also be a false debate, to show that "scholars have considered and refuted the issue."

Clivedurdle · 01-10-2007, 12:57 PM

I would put Pagels as the wild card! If she has been reading this stuff, she may turn to the dark side!

Malachi151 · 01-10-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Clivedurdle

I would put Pagels as the wild card! If she has been reading this stuff, she may turn to the dark side!

Does anyone have her e-mail address

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Ben C Smith Veteran Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 4,787	Another quote from that article: He says the goal is not to prove that Jesus never existed, but to acknowledge that it is a legitimate field of inquiry that needs to be examined objectively. One wonders, however, how many actual mythicists are on the panel. Is Wells there? Price? Detering? Ben.

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Malachi151 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 8,674	Prince isn't a full on mythicist.

01-10-2007, 11:09 AM	#7
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	Robert Price is technically a Jesus-agnostic. The link is to the upcoming CSER conference, which has been mentioned here recently in connection with R. Joseph Hoffman's lectures in LA. It's not clear that every scholar at that conference will be part of the Jesus Project, or that it will be limited to those at the conference. CSER has been around for a while, but I gather that Hoffman is breathing new life into it. I have heard Hoffman speak twice in LA recently, and I don't know his position on the existence of Jesus, but I suspect that he has some healthy amount of skepticism. His interests are the heretics. ETA: forgive me if I suspect that this is a bit of PR for the upcoming conference. I would not be surprized if the Jesus Project is announced at the conference, and scholars are invited to join it, as scholars were invited to join the Jesus Seminar. The whole thing may be a trial balloon, and may or may not fly. It will be interesting to see if established scholars boycott the idea or sign up.

01-10-2007, 11:39 AM	#8
Malachi151 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 8,674	It could also be a false debate, to show that "scholars have considered and refuted the issue."

01-10-2007, 12:57 PM	#9
Clivedurdle Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: London UK Posts: 16,024	I would put Pagels as the wild card! If she has been reading this stuff, she may turn to the dark side!

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