Unbelievable? 8 May 2010 - Philip Pullman on the historical Jesus

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"The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ" is the latest book from the pen of prominent atheist author Philip Pullman. It re-imagines the story of Jesus as the story of two twins - one called Jesus, the other Christ. It is the twin Christ who writes the history of Jesus, turning him into the God-man of the Gospels. Philip Pullman joins Justin Brierley to discuss whether we should believe the Biblical stories of Jesus as historical fact or whether myth and invention are inevitable in the 2000 year old Gospel accounts. Christian journalist Martin Saunders engages Pullman on his view of the Church and his scepticism of the miraculous while Bible Scholar Anthony McRoy challenges Pullman's view that the Gospels are the product of the mythologising and interpretation of its historical core. He particularly takes issue with Pullman's recasting of the resurrection as a fabricated trick to create the foundation of the future church. For "The book of Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ" see http://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Jesus-Scoundrel-Christ-Myths/dp/1847678254 For a further debate between Philip Pullman and Rt Revd Lord Richard Harries courtesy of English Pen go to http://www.premierradio.org.uk/shows/saturday/unbelievable/features.aspx For Philip Pullman see http://www.philip-pullman.com/ Martin Saunders is a contributor to Christianity Magazine and reviews the book in their June edition http://www.christianitymagazine.co.uk/ For Anthony McRoy on the historical Jesus see http://www.bethinking.org/bible-jesus/introductory/debunking-channel-4s-conspiracy-theory.htm If you enjoyed this programme you may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 3 Jan 2009 Bart Ehrman & Peter Williams - "Misquoting Jesus: Do we have the original writings of the New Testament?" Unbelievable? 29 Aug 2009 - and the Eyewitnesses part 1 : Richard Bauckham and James Crossley Unbelievable? 6 Sep 2008 Christianity on trial pt 1: Can I trust the Bible? Atheist lawyer Ed Turner vs Theologian Andy Bannister Jon the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable

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0:40.0	Good afternoon and welcome along to the program. This is unbelievable your weekly program here on
0:45.6	Premier Christian radio that brings Christians and non-Christians together for informative
0:50.0	discussion and debate and a fantastic guest we have for you on today's program,
0:54.2	Philip Pullman, I'll introduce him in just a moment. Let me tell you though that
0:58.2	other guests on the program today include Martin Saunders, who is a Christian
1:02.3	journalist who has reviewed Philip's
1:04.1	latest book the good man Jesus and the scoundrel Christ and we'll also be hearing
1:07.9	from biblical scholar Antina McElroy because of the short time we had in
1:11.8	arranging this recording Anthony, wasn't able to read the book in advance of contributing,
1:17.0	but as you'll hear, he has plenty to say on the issues that emerge from our discussion.
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