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The New Testament is little more than fan fiction and the musings of a madman (Paul).

The New Testament is little more than fan fiction and the musings of a madman (Paul). | THE NEW TESTAMENT NOW HAS TWO INDEPENDENT PEER-REVIEWED STUDIES ARGUING THAT JUST ABOUT ALL OF IT WAS ALL FORGED IN THE SECOND CENTURY CE AND IT'S STORIES WERE ALL MANUFACTURED. IT WAS NOT AN ACTUAL RECORD OF ANYTHING. THE MOST EXTREME POSITION IS IN DAVID TROBISCH, WHO WROTE "ON THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE: THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CANON IN THE SECOND CENTURY" (FORTRESS, 2023); THE LESS EXTREME, IN MARKUS VINZENT, WRITING "RESETTING THE ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY: A NEW THEORY OF SOURCES AND BEGINNINGS" (CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2023). | image tagged in suprised koala,atheist,atheism | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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What is particularly astonishing is who published these:
Fortress is a stalwart Christian academic press of great renown, usually known for publishing "belief-friendly" work — it is literally owned and operated by Evangelical Lutherans (although granted, they are more liberal than that sounds).

Meanwhile, Cambridge University’s renown and status need hardly be explained. That is as prestigious a publisher as any academic study could secure. Yet another study is soon to publish from Cambridge University Press arguing a similar thesis to these entitled, "The Letters of Paul in their Roman Literary Context: Reassessing Apostolic Authorship," by Nina Livesey.

So this is officially a mainstream trend, not some whack job nutcase spouting wild conspiracy theories "because he wants to sin."
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"ON THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE: THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CANON IN THE SECOND CENTURY" (sorry for the all caps)

Fortunately for most Christians, evolution, like most other evidence based assertions, is something they can't be bothered to factor into their worldview.
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Like trying to fend off a plague of locusts that only exists in their mind. 😂
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THE NEW TESTAMENT NOW HAS TWO INDEPENDENT PEER-REVIEWED STUDIES ARGUING THAT JUST ABOUT ALL OF IT WAS ALL FORGED IN THE SECOND CENTURY CE AND IT'S STORIES WERE ALL MANUFACTURED. IT WAS NOT AN ACTUAL RECORD OF ANYTHING. THE MOST EXTREME POSITION IS IN DAVID TROBISCH, WHO WROTE "ON THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE: THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CANON IN THE SECOND CENTURY" (FORTRESS, 2023); THE LESS EXTREME, IN MARKUS VINZENT, WRITING "RESETTING THE ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY: A NEW THEORY OF SOURCES AND BEGINNINGS" (CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2023).