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New Exodus Book Project Confirmed

So I'm really pleased to announce that I have formal confirmation of the Exodus book project that I had in mind. I will be writing the book with fellow skeptic and author, and archaeologist to boot, Rebecca Bradley. I have worked closely with her before on a number

Exodus Sidebar: Replying to Armstrong about Camels

I recently posted my latest piece on the historicity of the Exodus accounts in the Bible, this time concerning the historical problems of the mentions of camels in the Old Testament. Catholic blogger and apologist Dave Armstrong has attempted to refute my claims with a post of his own, to

Biblical Exegesis

Debunking the Exodus I: Chronology

I am re-running my "Debunking the Exodus" series for some of my newer readers. “…In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif,

Biblical Satire: The Lateral Truth

Biblical Exegesis

Biblical Satire: The Lateral Truth

Rebecca Bradley, author and archaeologist with whom I used to blog, wrote a brilliant collection of satirical biblical stories titled The Lateral Truth: An Apostate's Bible Stories [UK]. It was well received and has now been re-released in a new edition with a foreword by Benjamin Watkins, the

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Writing, Writing, Writing

Apologies for being effectively absent for a week or so, bar some quick posts here and there. It's Easter hols and the family is about. Also, there is a heck of a lot going on on the book front. As you may well know, I have two books

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The Exodus Debunked: Narrative Sources

"It is thus clearer than the sun at noonday that the Pentateuch was not written by Moses, but by someone who lived longer after Moses”Spinoza, 1670 I will continue my deconstruction of the Exodus accounts by concentrating on the issues surrounding the claims concerning the typology and the

The Exodus Debunked: Coming out of Egypt

I will continue my deconstruction of the Exodus accounts by concentrating on the issues surrounding the claims of the Hebrews coming out of Egypt. The articles so far have been: * The Exodus Debunked: Chronology * The Exodus Debunked: A Ridiculous Story with Ridiculous Claims * The Exodus Debunked: Camels * The Exodus Debunked:

The Exodus Debunked: Archaeological Issues

I will continue my deconstruction of the Exodus accounts by concentrating on the archaeological issues. The articles so far have been: * The Exodus Debunked: Chronology * The Exodus Debunked: A Ridiculous Story with Ridiculous Claims * The Exodus Debunked: Camels * The Exodus Debunked: Hardening of Hearts * The Exodus Debunked: Moses’ Birth * The

The Exodus Debunked: the Hyksos and the Land of Goshen

The Exodus Debunked: the Hyksos and the Land of Goshen

I will continue my deconstruction of the Exodus accounts by concentrating on the Hyksos. The articles so far have been: * The Exodus Debunked: Chronology * The Exodus Debunked: A Ridiculous Story with Ridiculous Claims * The Exodus Debunked: Camels * The Exodus Debunked: Hardening of Hearts * The Exodus Debunked: Moses’ Birth * The Exodus

The Exodus Debunked: You Philistines!

The Exodus Debunked: You Philistines!

I will continue my deconstruction of the Exodus accounts by concentrating on the Philistines. The articles so far have been: * The Exodus Debunked: Chronology * The Exodus Debunked: A Ridiculous Story with Ridiculous Claims * The Exodus Debunked: Camels * The Exodus Debunked: Hardening of Hearts * The Exodus Debunked: Moses’ Birth I want

The Exodus Debunked: Chronology

“…In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which [is] the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.” (1

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Rebecca Bradley's "Cadon, Hunter" - Great Book with Something to Say, too

Rebecca Bradley is a fellow writer here at SIN. She recently completed a new book called Cadon, Hunter, a book set amid a clash of civilisations and ways of life. It follows a hunter gatherer tribe who are beset by a plague brought to them from the protagonist, Cadon, as

13 Reasons to Doubt - scientific and philosophical skepticism

13 Reasons to Doubt - scientific and philosophical skepticism

SIN has created its own book which came out in 2014. It's a great collection of essays looking at a whole range of subjects to be skeptical of. For example, Rebecca Bradley deals with "pseudoarcheology", whilst Caleb Lack writes about cognitive biases. Subjects from science denialism to groupthink,

Rooney Rule and Positive Descrimination

Rooney Rule and Positive Descrimination

This is something I wrote four years ago on my previous blog, but thought it was interesting to bring up again. I thought about it in response to a comment over on fellow writer Rebecca Bradley's Lateral Truth piece, "Social Justice: A Millenarian Movement": Recently, the PFA (Professional Footba

Onus Books Catalogue

I own a small publishing house which has several imprints, the main one being Onus Books which is predominantly a skeptical and philosophical enterprise. On the books are three other authors at the moment: