- Historical Jesus - Man or Myth?Link visible for attendees
Was Jesus a real person? Nobody knows for sure. Leaving aside Christians and other faith based believers, academics are split into two main camps;
1. those who think a person (or people) called Jesus lived
2. those who believe Jesus was a myth,Matthew Britt and Jaaron Wingo, are co-authors of the US Amazon #1 Top New Release book - Christ Before Jesus. In it they use computerised stylometric analysis on the New Testament books, and compared them to Greek texts from 100 BCE - 300 CE. Did this computer analysis produce a definitive answer to the question "Was Jesus a real person?", join us on the 14 May 2024 and decide for yourself. The co-authors of the book "Christ Before Jesus" will make an online presentation and answer questions from the audience.
The co-authors claim there will be no conspiracies, no ancient riddles, no secret knowledge, just logic and investigation. Researchers Matthew Britt and Jaaron Wingo examine the evidence for a historical Jesus, Paul, and other New Testament figures, using computerised stylometric analysis to uncover the second-century origins of the Christian religion.
At the intersection of science, history, and religion is the truth. Find out what modern historical and scientific techniques can tell us about early Christianity!
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Order Christ Before Jesus on Amazon UK here: - ABH Study Group - [pre-read] The Souls of Elite Black Folk by Masilo LepuruLink visible for attendees
The ABH Study group welcomes you to our monthly discussion club.
Taking place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, we will read African, Diasporic African, and Decolonial thinkers who take a philosophical view on the Human experience.
The ABH Study Group offers us a collective space to read, study and discuss the form Humanism takes in our everyday lives, with our focus on how Humamism affects us as members of the diaspora.
You can donate to our ongoing efforts to expand Humanism for all here.
After registering for the event, a Zoom link will be provided to all registered members on the day of our discussion.
For the month of May, we will be reading:
"The Souls of Elite Black Folk: The Strivings of the New Negro and New African" (2024) by Masilo Lepuru.Masilo Lepuru takes on the challenge of defining the new African and the new Negro; a symbol for life beyond direct colonial rule, illustrating the world lost and the potential available to those in pursuit of commonality.
Masilo Lepuru is a philosophy lecturer and works as a researcher and founding director of the Institute for Kemetic and Marcus Garvey Studies (IKMGS). His broad research interests include African philosophy, Jurisprudence, the Black Radical Tradition, African history, literature, South African history, and politics.
A copy of this article is available here in the PDF.
Led by Ewere Owaka (current ABH Philosopher in residence), we will cover a range of topics from Philosophical enquiry to Political agency in the modern landscape.
NOTE: This will be a safe space to learn and make mistakes with those who can better understand your situation. No racist, sexist, or homophobic acts will be tolerated, and those who disturb our discussion will be removed and banned immediately. Please be advised.
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