Beyond Belief
James McDonald
1 The Reliability of Christian Authorities
The Old Testament
The New Testament
Other Sources
Summary
2 The Development of Christianity
What Did Jesus Believe Himself To Be?
Who Founded Christianity?
How Old are Christian Doctrines and Where Did They Come From?
Where Did Other Christian Ideas and Practices Come From?
Is There Such a Thing as Orthodox Christianity?
How Did The Priesthood Arise?
3 Facts and Fictions
Manipulation of the Facts
Method 1: Suppress Inconvenient Evidence
Method 2: Select Sources and Arguments
Method 3: Fabricate Records
Method 4: The Retrospective Prophecy
Method 5: Attribute Ambiguous Authority to the Old Testament
Method 6: Ignore or Distort New Testament Injunctions and Examples
Method 7: Invent, Amend and Discard Teachings and Practices
Method 8: Manipulate Language
Case Study A: Re-branding a Sky God
Case Study B: Making One God Out of Many
Case Study C: How the Virgin Mary Stays a Virgin
Case Study D: How the Nativity Story Was Created
Case Study E: Textual Problems
Summary
4 Science and Christianity
Traditional Christian Battlegrounds
Recent Christian Battlegrounds
5 Religion Today and Tomorrow
Religious Discrimination
Christian DiscriminationMoral Dangers of Religion
Continued Abuse of Power
Present Dangers
Appendices
Appendix A: Jesus’ Family
Appendix B: The Apostles
Appendix C: Postburial Events
The Old Testament
The New Testament
Other Sources
Summary
2 The Development of Christianity
What Did Jesus Believe Himself To Be?
Who Founded Christianity?
How Old are Christian Doctrines and Where Did They Come From?
Where Did Other Christian Ideas and Practices Come From?
Is There Such a Thing as Orthodox Christianity?
How Did The Priesthood Arise?
3 Facts and Fictions
Manipulation of the Facts
Method 1: Suppress Inconvenient Evidence
Method 2: Select Sources and Arguments
Method 3: Fabricate Records
Method 4: The Retrospective Prophecy
Method 5: Attribute Ambiguous Authority to the Old Testament
Method 6: Ignore or Distort New Testament Injunctions and Examples
Method 7: Invent, Amend and Discard Teachings and Practices
Method 8: Manipulate Language
Case Study A: Re-branding a Sky God
Case Study B: Making One God Out of Many
Case Study C: How the Virgin Mary Stays a Virgin
Case Study D: How the Nativity Story Was Created
Case Study E: Textual Problems
Summary
4 Science and Christianity
Traditional Christian Battlegrounds
Recent Christian Battlegrounds
5 Religion Today and Tomorrow
Religious Discrimination
Christian DiscriminationMoral Dangers of Religion
Continued Abuse of Power
Present Dangers
Appendices
Appendix A: Jesus’ Family
Appendix B: The Apostles
Appendix C: Postburial Events
年:
2011
语言:
english
页:
513
ISBN 10:
0863723810
ISBN 13:
9780863723810
文件:
PDF, 2.84 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2011