Counter-Apologetics

When I first started this blog I did not intend to engage in what is often referred to as “counter-apologetics.” I had hoped to just read the Bible and write about it. Unfortunately, there are some really bad readings of the Bible out there and they often come from people with too much hubris and not enough humility. This led to a number of posts that fall into the counter-apologetics category which you will find organized below.

• Contra Carey Bryant (@carey_bryant7)
  • “Some Thoughts on Carey Bryant’s ‘The Gospel of John as an Eyewitness Account.’“
• Contra @Cato_37
  • “‘They Pierced My Hands and Feet’ – A Brief Reply to @Cato_37 on Psalm 22 and the LXX.“
• Contra Christian Defenders (@ChristianDefORG)
  • Index to responses to the Christian Defenders’ 5 Reasons.
• Contra Erik Manning 
  • “Contradictions in the Empty Tomb Narratives: A Response to Erik Manning (series).”
  • “Musings on Mark: A Brief Response to Erik Manning on Markan Christology.”
• Contra Greg Laurie (@greglaurie)
  • “A Response to Greg Laurie’s ‘For Some, the Bible is Offensive.’“
• Contra Heather Schuldt (@hmschuldt)
  • “A Friendly, Open Letter to Heather Schuldt, the Lady Apologist.“
  • “Hopelessly Confused: Heather Schuldt Takes on Bart Ehrman.”
  • “The Towering Arrogance of Cheap Apologetics: Heather Schuldt, Moses, and the Documentary Hypothesis.”
• Contra James Anderson
  • “James Anderson Tries to Answer, ‘Why Did God Allow the Fall?‘”
• Contra Josh McDowell
  • “Josh McDowell Doesn’t Understand Atheism.“
• Contra Lee Strobel (@LeeStrobel)
  • Book Review: ‘The Case for Miracles’ by Lee Strobel.
• Contra Lisa Quintana (@LisaQthinks)
  • “A Great Case for Historical Reliability? A Brief Response to Lisa Quintana.“
• Contra Mike Winger (@MikeWingerii)
  • “Jesus’ Death in Mark and Luke: A Response to Pop-Apologist Mike Winger on Bart Ehrman.“
• Contra Reformed Christian Apologist (@Reformed_Boi)
  • “A Response to ‘The Documentary Hypothesis Debunked’ by Reformed Christian Apologist.“
  • “RC Apologist, the Documentary Hypothesis, and My Thoughts on His Response to My Recent Video.”
• Contra Robert Clifton Robinson (@FairMindedFaith) 
  • “Apologetic Plagiarism: Robert Clifton Robinson on Joshua’s Long Day.”
  • “Impeaching Robert Clifton Robinson.”
  • “More Apologetic Plagiarism: Robert Clifton Robinson and the Amalekites.”
  • “Robert Clifton Robinson Saw My Apology Video.”
• Contra SJ Thomason (@lead1225) 
  • Brief review of Why Christianity Matters at Amazon.
  • “Caught in the Act: SJ Thomason Is At It Again.“
  • “Evangelical Eisegesis: A Dalliance with Daniel, part 1.“
  • “Evangelical Eisegesis: A Dalliance with Daniel, part 2.“
  • “Evangelical Eisegesis: SJ Thomason, the Tabernacle, and the Trinity in the Old Testament.“
  • Index to Series “Lost in the Weeds: SJ Thomason Takes on Bart Ehrman.”
  • “Ludicrous, Liar, or Lazy? SJ Thomason, Child Sacrifice, and Why You Should Actually Read Your Sources.”
  • My Response to SJ Thomason on “God’s Promises.”
  • “On SJ Thomason’s Argument for Dating the Gospels Early.“
  • “SJ Thomason Gets It Wrong (As Usual).“
  • “Some Thoughts on SJ Thomason’s Response to Elisha Ben Abuya.“
  • “SJ’s Biblical Blunders: Or, First We Do the Reading, Then We Do the Writing.”
• Contra Triggerman1976
  • “Revisiting the Death(s) of Judas: Triggerman’s Novel Approach.”
• General 
  • “Preaching to the Choir: On Pop-Apologists and Their Craft.“
  • “Does the Bible Contain ‘Undesigned Coincidences’?“
• Inspiration and Inerrancy
  • “Questioning the Inspiration of the Bible.“