The Gospel According to Carrier

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Was Jesus an author's literary invention and not a real person? In this documentary, historian, scholar and author, Dr. Richard Carrier posits that the anonymous gospel writer (Mark) borrowed themes from Jewish scripture, Homer and the Jewish-Roman war to create a fictitious character in order to promote a new message. Carrier explains that the origin of Christianity was a version of Jewish Hellenism and a later evolution of the common mystery religions of the Mediterranean in the early first century.

Richard Carrier is a philosopher, historian, and author specializing in the contemporary philosophy of naturalism and secular humanism, Greco-Roman philosophy, science, religion and particularly the origins of Christianity. He blogs and lectures worldwide, teaches courses online at Partners for Secular Activism. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in ancient history and is a Fellow at the Westar Institute (Jesus Seminar). See qualifications: https://www.westarinstitute.org/membe...

Books:
Science Education in the Early Roman Empire (Oct 2017)
On the Historicity of Jesus (2014)
Hitler Homer Bible Christ (2014)
Proving History (2012)

Produced by 11th Story (Lora Nigro, Kevin Rutkowski and Vincent Gaudes)

Music by Rob McWilliam

"Flesh and Blood" written and performed by Lora Nigro