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The Gospel According to Carrier (Full unedited interview/no music)

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This film is the complete unedited interview with Dr. Richard Carrier with the questions and timeline in description below. It's a compilation of "The Gospel According to Carrier" Parts One and Two, containing a few unpublished elements and without music.

(0:00) What traits did Christianity share with other mystery religions or cults of the first century?
(6:12) How diverse was Judaism in the first century? Is there any particular Jewish sect that could be associated with Christian roots?
(10:26) Who wrote the first Gospel and how was Christianity shaped and developed by it?
(19:42) According to the first century Jewish historian, Josephus, there were three main sects; the Sadducees, Pharisees and Essenes. Why do you think the Gospel never mentions the Essenes?
(21:33) What sources were utilized by writer of the first Gospel?
(25:35) Was there any chance that the Gospel was a collaborative composition?
(27:52) What was the origin of the word Gospel and the usage of the phrase, the Gospel according to ….?
(33:58) Paul wrote his letters before the Gospels. What connection do they have to the Gospels?
(38:24) Does the order of the New Testament have any impact on our interpretation or understanding?
(40:16) Biblical scholars mention a hypothetical lost source for Gospels, called Q. What is your opinion of its existence and relevance?
(43:20) Why are scholars resistant to consider the non historical Jesus hypothesis?
(47:53) The Jesus Seminar is a large group of biblical scholars that studied the historical Jesus and determined that less than 18% of his sayings could be attributed to him. Why do you think the vast majority of them still consider him to be historical?
(50:39) According the latest Pew Research survey on religion, there is a growing number of people in the US that are not affiliated with religion (23%). How does a growing group like this with grapple or find meaning in a larger context?

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