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I made a video some time ago, and it continues to get visits from the occasional mythicist who rejects the argument and wants to be persuaded that Jesus existed in 500 characters or less<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>I\u2019m sharing the video again here in the hope that perhaps the commenter currently wasting time over there might come here for less constrained discussion \u2013 but barring that, to encourage those who are interested to try their hand at making a persuasive case in up to 500 characters, if they are so inclined.<\/p>\n<p>For those who may be interested, I hope to find at least a little time to spend on resuming blogging through Earl Doherty\u2019s book over this holiday break.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made a video some time ago, and it continues to get visits from the occasional mythicist who rejects the argument and wants to be persuaded that Jesus existed in 500 characters or less. 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