Index: S
- S, Acharya
- Christ-myther who uses badly outdated sources. Later wrote under the name D. M. Murdock. Now deceased.
- Sabbatai Sevi
- Pseudo-messiah cited by some as a social parallel to Jesus; see here for an analysis.
- Sabbath
- Should we keep a Saturday Sabbath? I discuss that here. Related objection: Does the command being in stone make it stick more?
- Sacrifice
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- If Jesus didn't stay dead, how could his death have been a real sacrifice? [Off Site]
- The idea of sacrifice in cultures worldwide and in the OT [Off Site]
Was Jesus' death a violation of the command against human sacrifice? [Off Site]
- Sagan, Carl
- Popular Skeptic of the recent past; more subtle but not as harmful as he appears. See here for comments.
- Salibi, Kamal
- Purveyor of an odd theory that OT events, and NT Christianity, had its origins in Arabia rather than Palestine. See here.
- Salivahana/Samdhimati
- Alleged pagan copycat Christ. Comments here.
- Salm, Rene
- Claims Nazareth did not exist. See chapter in my book Shattering the Christ Myth.
- Salvation
- See also Atonement.
- Sanders, John
- Promulgator of "open theism" (or neotheism). See here.
- Sandoval, Chrisi
- Review of Can Christians Prove the Resurrection? by Nick Peters
- Sanford, David
- Review of If God Disappears
- Sanhedrin
- Ancient Jewish political body.
- Sargon
- Ancient Assyrian king. Did his birth story influence Moses'? See here.
- Satan
- Is the Satan of the OT different than the one in the NT? And, Is his biography in Ezekiel and Isaiah?
- Schaberg, Jane
- Feminist theologian who thinks Jesus was the product of sexual malfeasance; see here for some comments.
- Schei, Ken
- Author of Christianity Betrayed, a rather odd speculation piece that makes Paul a bad guy.
- General comments on his book
- Specific comments on his view of Peter vs. Paul
- Schonfield, Hugh
- Author of The Passover Plot, which is seldom used today, though theories such as the one it promulgated, of Jesus faking his death, continiue to be offered; see an example refuted here. One of Schonfield's lesser known works is The Authentic New Testament, the cover of which alleges to capture "the true meaning and atmosphere" of the NT. This seems to be mainly publishers' verbiage; most of the unfamiliar translations are non-controversial (i.e., apostles are called "envoys"); the only key verse noted that is perhaps controversial in the rendering of Phil. 2:15 as saying "in godlike form" rather than "the form of God." Yet even this is not entirely unacceptable, if we understand that "God" here is not a proper noun, but a general noun like "deity", and other key passages about Christ (John 1, Col. 1:15-18) are if anything more clear in Schonfield's translation in indicating the deity of Christ.
- Schucman, Helen
- A Course in Miracles examined
- Scientology
- Watchman Fellowship essays
- Secret Gospel of Mark
- Is the Secret Gospel of Mark a genuine document? [Off Site] See also Stephen Carlson's book The Gospel Hoax.
- Segal, Gerald
- Jewish anti-missionary.
- Articles
- Critique of The Jew and the Christian Missionary
- Seneca
- Roman author and philosopher.
- Septuagint (LXX)
- "Why don't we use the Septuagint for our OT?"
- Serapis
- Were early followers of Serapis called "Christians"? -- part of a reply to C. Dennis McKinsey
- "Servetus the Evangelical"
- Kermit Zarley pretending to be an expert on the Trinity. See our article here.
- Shapiro, Lawrence
- Review of The Miracle Myth by Nick Peters.
- Sheaffer, Robert
- Author of The Making the Messiah. Comments on Sheaffer's book.
- Shepherding
- Used by some groups as a control mechanism. See comments here with how this is used by some "Christian" groups.
- Shermer, Michael
- Major Skeptical who likes to debate and get on TV. Shermer's Cozy Delusion by William Dembski [Off Site]
- Shorto, Russell
- Journalist/author. Review of Gospel Truth
- Sinuhe
- Alleged copycat source for the Exodus story. See here.
- Sitchin, Zechariah
- Way out there guy. We recommend this site.
- Slavery
- Major issue for some Skeptics as it is presented in the Bible. See Glenn Miller's series here. See also our ebook on slavery here and Will Lawson's post here.
- Sloan, Gary
- Skeptical writer. Analysis of political "interview with Jesus"
- Smith, George
- Author of Atheism: The Case Against God, a book I find highly deficient in areas I know something about. Comments on Smith's book.
- Smith, Ken
- See summary points here.
- Smith, L. Ray
- Proof that just because you buy a domain name "bible-truths.com" doesn't mean you know the Bible or are telling the truth.
- Smith, Mark
- Webmaster of "jcnot4me.com". As I find nothing new on his site that I have not already answered I have no plans to write anything about him, but if you have questions about where to find answers to what he writes, contact me by email.
- Smith, Morton
- Deceased skeptic who condemned G. A. Wells, but otherwise wasn't agreeable.
- Social Security
- Is it evil? See here.
- Sola Scriptura
- Sola Scriptura Extremis -- on misuses of the doctrine by those who refuse to examine Scripture in context. R
- Son of Man
- Important title used by Jesus. See here for a discussion.
- Soul Sleep
- Doctrine often associated, but not necessarily connected with, annihilationism. See here.
- Spanish Inquisition
- Are Christians taking a bad rap for this one?
- Sparks, Kenton
- Review of God's Word in Human Words here
- Spencer, Michael
- AKA "Internet Monk." Comments.
- Spong, John Shelby
- Episcopalian super-liberal who can't figure out why no one goes to super-liberal churches.
- Spurgeon, Charles
- Profile here
- Stanley, Charles
- Profile here
- Stark, Thom
- Inept liberal Christian who may as well give it up for fundamentalist atheism and save us some time.
- Stevens, Neville
- Dislikes Galatians. See here.
- Still, James
- Secular Web denizen.
- Strauss, David Friedrich
- Author of The Life of Jesus Critically Examined, a book with some merit, but ultimately grounded on Strauss' deistic attitude. Comments on Strauss' book.
- Suetonius
- Pagan author of a history possibly mentioning Jesus.
- Swedenborgianism
- Watchman Fellowship overview
- Sweet, Leonard
- Emergent guru. Comments.
- Swindoll, Chuck
- Profile here
- Synoptic Problem
- Q and Marcan priority hub