Maybe the Nativity doesn't look quite like we think it does
Is Christmas a biblical fact or a man-made tradition? The likelihood that Jesus of Nazareth was born on December 25th is near zero. Furthermore, we tend to tell the traditional nativity story as if it happened in a historical vacuum. Read More …
El Brocense defended his critique in writing, which became a part of the official Inquisition records. As a result, the files of the Spanish Inquisition contain one of the earliest historical/exegetical arguments contradicting the traditional nativity story. Read More …
I had the privilege of being interviewed a second time by Maxx Navas for TimeEnds Radio yesterday. We talked more about what the real Nativity really would have looked like, as well as some common misconceptions that are part of Read More …
This past week I recorded a podcast for Time Ends Radio. The host of TER is an old friend, Maxx Navas—he and I worked together at Guitar Center in Stevenson Ranch, California. Some quick comments about this interview: Although predominantly Read More …
We can trace the origins of many of the traditions found in nativity plays to what are known as the infancy gospels, pseudepigraphal works written much later than what we now refer to as the canonical gospels. The oldest and most Read More …
During the filming for God Save the King, one of the crew members and I were having a conversation. He remarked, “Okay, you’ve completely re-educated me about the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, especially the correct date—so tell me something—is the Read More …
During the filming for God Save the King, one of the crew members and I were having a conversation. He remarked, “Okay, you’ve completely re-educated me about the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, especially the correct date—so tell me something—is the Read More …
Originally published in my blog “End of Religion” December 2016. See original article here. “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. Read More …
When discussing the accurate birthdate of Jesus Christ, I am often asked, “Isn’t is possible that Jesus was born on December 25th?” This question usually pops up during the discussion concerning which potential dates make reasonable candidates and which dates Read More …
Pieter Bruegel the Elder was a Dutch and Flemish renaissance painter. He was known for his landscapes and peasant scenes. Two of his works are representations of the “The Census at Bethlehem” (1566) and “The Massacre of the Innocents” (1565–1567). Read More …