Christmas

Retrograde Motion and the Phenomenological Language of the Bible Excerpt from my book, The Word...

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. I have critiqued 84 of his articles (no counter-reply...

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. I have critiqued 83 of his articles, (no counter-reply...

+ Discussion of Micah 5:2 (The Prophecy of Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem) Atheist and anti-theist Bob...

Bart Ehrman is one of the most well-known and influential critics of traditional Christianity and the...

Atheist anti-theist and “philosopher” Jonathan M. S. Pearce runs the blog, A Tippling Philosopher. He has encouraged me to...

Atheist anti-theist and “philosopher” Jonathan M. S. Pearce runs the blog, A Tippling Philosopher. He has encouraged me to...

Atheist anti-theist and “philosopher” Jonathan M. S. Pearce runs the blog, A Tippling Philosopher. He has encouraged me to...

Atheist anti-theist and “philosopher” Jonathan M. S. Pearce runs the blog, A Tippling Philosopher. He has encouraged me to...

This issue is an exceedingly complex one, which is why atheists and biblical skeptics like...

Two days ago I posted my article, Christmas & Dec. 25th: Not Derived from Saturnalia...

Nor from Sol Invictus . . .  These are commonly repeated myths that have become...

She Knew it Based on the Annunciation, and Various Events Concerning His Birth and Infancy...

I have rarely enjoying studying and writing about anything as much as I have, delving...

This is my third post in reply to atheist physicist Aaron Adair, who wrote a...

I have replied to atheist physicist Aaron Adair once already: Star of Bethlehem: Reply to Obnoxious...

Plus Further Related Exchanges with Aaron and a Few Others in an Atheist Combox Aaron...

Atheist Jonathan MS Pearce takes the position that the star of Bethlehem can only reasonably...

I assert that the star of Bethlehem was (most plausibly) a conjunction when the wise...

Biblical View of Astronomy, Laws of Nature, and the Natural World Atheist anti-theist Jonathan M....

Featuring Confirmatory Historical Tidbits About the Magi and Herod the Great Atheist anti-theist Jonathan M....

This is a follow-up discussion of my article, Star of Bethlehem: Refuting Silly Atheist Objections...

I have written about the wise men elsewhere, with regard to how they could be...

This occurred in a combox at the Debunking Christianity site, and is the altogether typical...

Is a December 25th Birthdate of Jesus Impossible or Unlikely Because Sheep Can't Take the...

How are we taught to act with regard to Jesus' birth and Christmas, according to...

[this was also published in The Catholic World Report on 12-22-20, under the title, “Christmas Trees: Christian...

Jonathan M. S. Pearce’s “About” page (for A Tippling Philosopher) states: “Pearce is a philosopher,...

. . . With My Biblical and Historical Refutations I have always been fascinated and...

Chronology of Harmonious Data from History, Archaeology, the Bible, and Astronomy For background and complete...