Thomas Brodie Not Fired

After the sensational headline from last week, it seemed to some that the Dominican Biblical Institute had required Thomas Brodie to resign because of a book he wrote in which he claims that Jesus never existed: Beyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus: Memoir of a Discovery.

A new article in The Limerick Leader challenges that claim, indicating that (1) the end of Brodie’s third term as director of the school was expected before the book came out, and he had not been expected to serve a fourth term (as even some of the earlier articles had acknowledged might be the case), and (2) a group of scholars will be appointed to look into his book, and if there is indeed a basis for controversy, Brodie will have the opportunity to present his case and defend himself.

What will eventually happen remains to be seen. But the hyped headline from last week suggests that certain things it claimed had happened have not happened – at least, not yet.