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Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth: Summary Points

James Patrick Holding


This rather larger than it looks website (because of its graphics) offers no new arguments at all and so we present merely this listing of major errors and where to find them corrected. For the classic "parody" we had here previously, which is a point by point refutation of the POCM site as it was done c. 2003, see my new tektoonics.com site.

  • The author's most egregious error in his continual reference to the "Dionysus on the cross" medallion, featured on the cover of Freke and Gandy's Jesus Mysteries. As reported by our associate Venerable Bede, this item was declared a forgery by experts even before Freke and Gandy published. This makes POCM's repeated use of it all the more ironic and devastating.
  • The second most stunning error of POCM is its complete lack of notice of precursors for ideas that were claimed stolne by Christians from pagans: For example, use of dreams as omens; water baptism; miracle-working -- and in one case, in a history of Judaism, POCM completely fails to mention the Maccabbean revolt!
  • POCM also makes use of the claim that Paul did not know anything of the earthly Jesus; see our replies to Earl Doherty under D.
  • It offers the standard unworthy treatment of the secular references to Jesus and endorses Remsberg's list, as well as early dating the Gospel of Thomas while late dating the canonical Gospels.
  • As might be expected, appeal to figures we address here. There is also much effort expended on terminological equivocation (eg, claiming a parallel to "salvation" in religions when the word used could mean even being "saved" from a burning building).

POCM has been updated since 2003 but mainly in the area of improved graphics. Nothing new of substance has been added to the content.


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