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Richard Cevantis Carrier (born December 1, 1969) is an American ancient historian. [2] He is a long-time contributor to skeptical websites, including The Secular Web and Freethought Blogs.
The validity of the claims in the book have been greatly criticized by Christ myth proponents including Richard Carrier, and are largely dismissed by biblical scholars. [306] Starting in the 1870s, English poet and author Gerald Massey became interested in Egyptology and reportedly taught himself Egyptian hieroglyphics at the British Museum. [307]
Richard Carlile (1790–1843) – English journalist, radical and secularist. [11] Edward Carpenter (1844–1929) – English socialist poet, philosopher and anthologist. [12] Richard Carrier (born 1969) – American historian, author, and atheist activist. [13] Paul-Louis Couchoud (1879–1959) – French philosopher. [14]
Richard Carrier has proposed the fringe idea that the reference is a Christian interpolation, and that Tacitus intended to refer to "Chrestians" as a separate religious group unaffiliated with Christianity. [67] [68] However, the majority view is that the terms "Chrestians" and "Christians" are the same group. [69]
American historian Richard Carrier, a supporter of the Christ myth theory, has written online about his concerns with The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors. For example, Carrier argues that Graves often omits citations, uses dubious sources, mixes opinions with facts, and draws conclusions beyond the evidence presented.
[32] The mythicist Richard Carrier has stated that all of Atwill's alleged parallels can be explained as either coincidences, mistranslations, or references to Old Testament sources or tropes. However, Carrier agreed that the New Testament has pro-Roman aspects.
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One possible reason is that the first page of a search for "Why invent the Jesus?" online just finds Richard Carrier's video and discussion of it, while "Why invent Jesus?" also finds some other discussions. TSventon 18:03, 9 April 2024 (UTC) Just a clarification on Czech.