I've been rather tied up with work recently... Hence the lack of postings ;> However, you see some interesting thoughts I've been putting together on The Exodus Myth at Evidence.info.

I've had problems with blogger, so my log is a little out of date. I've made various minor changes here and there. The big news, however, is that Tektonics seem to have taken an interest in PTET... Now isn't that nice ;>

Updated my Links, Quotes and Was Jesus Christ a real historical figure? pages.

Updated The myth of the "Virgin Birth" as a fulfillment of prophecy to include a quotation from Josephus which may explain the mistranslation of "maiden" in the book of Messiah.

Updated Reasons not to believe Hugh Ross's Creation Model with links to What does the Bible say about creation from ReligiousTolerance, and a critique of Ross' Hebrew and interpretation of the Bible, by Mark Perakh: A Crusade of Arrogance.

Added links to my usenet postings.

Updates following some helpful comments on the Evidence.Info message board:
A survey of the Christian Hell...
Why the 'Christian God' is immoral, needy and irrational

I've begun a major update of my page on the composition of the New Testament, with information from from The Journal of Biblical Studies confirming that it is impossible to date any of the canonical gospels before the second century CE...

Updated 7Q5: Is it 'Mark' and does it matter? with a quote from Thiede implying that the scriputres are the final arbiter of their own authority...

Major update of The Resurrection on Trial with a discussion on the unreliability of the Gospel accounts.

Updated Testing the reliability of the New Testament to discuss the theory that the "census of Quirinius" mentioned by Luke refers to an oath of allegiace required by the Emporer Augustus in 2 or 3 BCE.

Updated

Sunday, June 02, 2002

• Updated The myth of the "Virgin Birth" as a fulfillment of prophecy to include a discussion of comparative mythologies
  
• Updated Testing the reliability of the New Testament to discuss the Geneology of Jesus
  
• Updated A survey of the Christian Hell wih information on the late inclusion of Mark 16:16 in the Bible
  
• Various minor updates.

Update: Q: The Gospel before Jesus?

PTET finally made it to Google...

My website has been accepted into the Freethought Webring. No updates here - but check out the latest discussions at the Evidence.info discussion board.

Updated Judgment overdue - Just where is Jesus? to note that Tektonics do not quote any scholars of Biblical Greek who disagree with mainstream academic opinion that Jesus promised to return within the lifetime of his listeners.

Updated Testing the reliability of the New Testament with more information on the Resurrection accounts.

New page: The Ebionites and Nazarenes.

Updated Judgment overdue - Just where is Jesus? with a great C. S. Lewis quote. Re-formatted Reasons not to believe Hugh Ross's Creation Model.

Super-search engine added to my main article index - check it out ;>

New pages:
The Christian suppression of pagan works
The Therapeutae: Christians before Christ?
Athengoras: A Christian without Christ? (c. 117 CE)
Theophilus of Antioch (c. 117-181 CE)

Further updates to my pages on Celsus, Eusebius and Minucius Felix. I've also updated Was Jesus Christ a real historical figure? to add a reference to Tektonics' position on the debate, and tidied up my page 7Q5: Is it 'Mark' and does it matter?.

Today I received an extremely helpful e-mail from Roger Pearse of the Tertullian Project. I have updated my pages on Celsus, Eusebius and Minucius Felix accordingly.

Also added: Thoughts on authorities and illogical arguments
Major Update: Aristides and the historical Christ
Various minor updates.

Added: Judgment overdue - Just where is Jesus?
Major Update: Q: The Gospel before Jesus?
Various minor updates.

I've received my first fan letter, from the lovely [name removed;>]. You can read it on my Fan mail received page. I've also made various minor updates to several pages.

Added Q: The Gospel before Jesus?. Various minor updates.

Expanded Pagan influences on Christianity to discuss old testament mythology alongside the life of Christ. Added Origen the doctrinally vague, and updated pages on Celsus, Eusebius and Josephus accordingly. Updated Testing the reliability of the New Testament to add a discussion of time and date issues with the various Gospel accounts of the crucifixion.

Article Index re-organized to show all PTET links.
Added: The unreliable Eusebius
Updated: The composition of the New Testament
Did Josephus mention Jesus Christ?

Updated: Did Josephus mention Jesus Christ? to discuss "The Testimonium Flavium".

Article Index split into sections.
Added: The Resurrection on Trial
Pagan influences on Christianity
Why faith and science don't mix
Updated: A survey of the Christian Hell...
Exploring the Exodus myth
Updated headers and links on other pages accordingly.

Added:
The composition of the New Testament
The myth of Jesus Panthera
The myth of the "Virgin Birth" as a fulfillment of prophecy.
Updated: 7Q5: Is it 'Mark' and does it matter?

I've made various minor updates, and added pages on:
Did John the Baptist die after Jesus?
Testing the reliability of the New Testament
Collected responses to Peter Cartson Thiede

Major new section: PTET on Early Christian Writings.

Updates:
A survey of the Christian Hell...
Why the 'Christian God' is immoral, needy and irrational
Was Jesus Christ a real historical figure?

Added: A survey of the Christian Hell...
Various updates here and there...

Updated: 7Q5: Is it 'Mark' and does it matter?
Added: Was Jesus Christ a real historical figure?
Post to soc.religion.christian on the 7Q5 fragment

The PTET website is up and running. It contains pieces I've written on religion, science and ethics, mainly derived from my postings to the Evidence.info message board.

Here's a list of contents so far:

• The Laws of PTET
  
• Frequently Asked Questions
  
• Why the 'Christian God' is immoral, needy and irrational
  
• Why I don't believe in the Christian God
  
• Go outside on a sunny day...
  
• 'Proof' the Christian God does not exist
  
• The Irrational 'Knowledge Of God'
  
• Why the Christian view of humanity is wrong
  
• The evil of fundamentalist Christian morality
  
• A brief history of Christian Ethics
  
• Early "New Testament" Fragments
  
• 7Q5: Is it 'Mark' and does it matter?
  
• Reasons not to believe Hugh Ross's Creation Model
  
• Evidence that Jesus Christ did not exist
  
• Exploring the Exodus myth
  
• A few quotes on religion and philosophy

I will post details of updates here.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light...