Would They Die for a Lie?

[Jehanne]

I have no idea why you would refer to Dr. Carrier as being "ilk".  He is an independent scholar who has his opinions about things, but his academic credentials are foundational in the areas in which he does his research, even though his views are outside of mainstream scholarship.

By the way, the reference above is to an undergraduate textbook in New Testament criticism and not one of Dr. Ehrman's popular books.

Er.............ilk is not an insult. It means 'the same sort of thing'. So when I said, "including Earl Doherty, Richard Carrier and their ilk" I mean that I am familiar with the range of ideas of the mythicists.

I'm pretty sure that I've read that book, incidentally. If it has it's own website referencing, enlarging on the chapters, definitely. However since it's been a while, I'll look for something from him in the New Year.

I'm still very unclear about the point you're making.

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