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Ten Reasons to Reject the Apologetic 10/42 Source Slogan
Matthew Ferguson Blogs
by Celsus
2y ago
[As of April 2nd, 2013, one of the authors of The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus — Mike Licona — has acknowledged factual errors in the book’s section dealing with the 10/42 apologetic (pg. 128). I have revised the article in places to modify some of my criticisms in light of Licona’s respectful admission.] [As of June 20th, 2013, I have just learned that apologist Cliffe Knechtle has acknowledged errors in the 10/42 apologetic. I apologize for not mentioning Cliffe’s admission sooner, since he appears to have written it in 2012, but I just now learned of it. In his reply, Cliffe ..read more
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More of the Same: Eric Bess Reviews Sean McDowell’s “The Fate of the Apostles”
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by Celsus
3y ago
Below is a guest post by my friend Eric Bess, in which he reviews Christian apologist Sean McDowell’s book The Fate of the Apostles: Examining the Martyrdom Accounts of the Closest Followers of Jesus. McDowell defends the apostolic martyrdom argument for the resurrection, which I have discussed in this previous blog essay. Bess critiques both the relation that McDowell draws between the persecution of the apostles and the resurrection, as well as McDowell’s interpretation of sources. This recent book by Christian apologist Sean McDowell attempts a defense of the apostolic m ..read more
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Suetonius, Nero’s Dreams, and Biographical Memory
Matthew Ferguson Blogs
by Celsus
4y ago
As noted in my previous post, I’m back at UC Irvine and we are in the first few weeks of the Fall quarter (the UC calendar starts insanely late in the year). I’d like to get back into blogging again, after taking a hiatus from writing on Κέλσος, and today I was struck by some inspiration for a new essay. I’m not quite sure yet how frequently I’ll be writing again (I have a lot of health and academic considerations to place first), but I thought that today would be a good place to get started. Several years ago, back in Spring 2011, I took a graduate course taught by prominent Classics scholar ..read more
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Review of the Anti-Abortion Movie “Unplanned” (2019)
Matthew Ferguson Blogs
by Celsus
4y ago
So, I’m heading back to school this Fall quarter, after a year-long leave of absence, and I am hoping to get active again with posting on this blog. Right now I have a lot to do, with moving into my new apartment, but I thought I would share a review that I wrote of the anti-abortion movie Unplanned (2019), which came out earlier this year. I originally posted my review on Quora back in April, and was complimented by anti-abortion advocates for my fair tone and charitable analysis. Although I don’t write about abortion often here (though I did have a discussion with Ray Comfort on the topic so ..read more
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Κέλσος Ranked in the Top 30 Atheist Blogs on Feedspot
Matthew Ferguson Blogs
by Celsus
5y ago
I’ve been busy recently working on a publication, so I haven’t had time to post new content, but I do have some good news. Recently Κέλσος was ranked #13 out of the Top 30 Atheist Blogs on Feedspot, which ranks “The Best Atheist blogs from thousands of top Atheist blogs in our index using search and social metrics.” More good news for the site! As always, consider supporting the blog on Patreon if you support the work here. Onward and upward! -Matthew Ferguson ..read more
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