Yes, epidemics and cults can both be contagious.
On Was Christianity Bound to Take Over the Ancient World?
Lost in Transmission would have been a great alternative title for Jesus Before the Gospels (which would then have been…
On How I Almost Published “Lost in Transmission”
I do not blame Christianity for these crimes. Imperialism, colonialism, genocides, slavery, and so on are not inventions of Christians…
On Was Christianity Bound to Take Over the Ancient World?
Is there something wrong with my comment/question that it warrants such extensive moderation?
On Losing Your Religion: Today and in Antiquity
Acts 17 Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. 26 From one man he made all…
On Salvation, Love, and the Jewish Law in Paul. Are His Views Internally Coherent?
I have an off-topic question. Why do you think Pilate and his soldiers went to Jerusalem for the Passover feast?…
On Heartache and Loss: When a Religion is Destroyed
What do you think of this idea that there was an Enochic Judaism distinct from a branch of Zadokite Judaism…
On A Bit of a Shocker: Jesus and the Son of Man
In some sense I relate to the grief of having my religious system invaded and my gods destroyed. In my…
On Heartache and Loss: When a Religion is Destroyed
The correct religion encourages believers to do good and punishes them for doing evil. Christianity, on the contrary, instigates and…
On Was Christianity Bound to Take Over the Ancient World?
I need to re-read the Triumph of Christianity. I'm most interested in the feelings, i.e. angst, actions of rebellion, etc.…
On Heartache and Loss: When a Religion is Destroyed