In this interview on Paul Williams’s Blogging Theology, I review the case for the popular belief that the crucifixion of Jesus (PBUH) is an indisputable historical fact and show that this is a faith-based claim that is not supported by evidence.
This long and comprehensive presentation covers a broad range of topics:
- The Christian origin of the claim that Jesus’ was crucified
- The numerous inconsistencies, contradictions, and legal and historical problems in the Gospel accounts of the arrest, trial, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus
- The Roman sources that are usually quoted as evidence to support to case for the historicity of the crucifixion
- The alteranive scenario about how Jesus escaped the attempt at his life