The Amateur Scholar Posts

January 22, 2021 / / Quick Qs
January 22, 2021 / / History
January 22, 2021 / / Quick Qs
January 22, 2021 / / History
January 22, 2021 / / History
September 18, 2020 / / History
May 19, 2020 / / Religion

How did monotheistic faiths react to polytheism? Well if we look at Zoroastrianism and Judaism, they were both quite tolerant. In the case of Judaism, they were a lot more tolerant as a monotheistic religion, as compared when they were still polytheists. Polytheism was just violent.

In this video, I look at the development of Zoroastrianism and Judaism, as they move from polytheistic religions, to monotheistic, and at the same time, I compare Judaism with the Canaanite religions that surrounded it.

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May 19, 2020 / / Religion

The claim is that there is no extra-Biblical evidence for Jesus. But is there? And what does it all mean? In this episode, I look at all the extra-Biblical evidence, as well as the history surrounding first century Palestine.

May 19, 2020 / / Religion

Jumping back into the idea of the Jesus myth. Dan Baker argues that Jesus is a myth, and I tear down that argument.