That famous Bible diagram with 63,000 cross-references is often shared as proof of divine inspiration. But once you examine what those “connections” actually are, the argument quickly falls apart.
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Text on image reads: 'Jesus: Born of a virgin, fathered by a pedophile.' The image is AI-generated art in a warm, candlelit style reminiscent of classical religious paintings. A man resembling traditional depictions of Jesus (long brown hair, beard, tan robes) sits on a wooden throne-like chair with a glowing white halo above his head. A young girl with light reddish-brown hair wearing a blue-gray dress sits beside him. The background features stone walls, multiple oil lanterns, and lit candles creating a warm amber glow. A small Godless Engineer logo appears in the bottom right corner.
Historical scholarship and Church tradition both place Mary at 12-14 years old.
An all-powerful deity impregnated a child. We'd call that a crime for anyone else.
But sure, it's a "miracle."
#Atheist #BiblicalCriticism #GodlessEngineer
Text reads: 'GOD'S MORAL FOUNDATION INCLUDES TREATING WOMEN AS PROPERTY, NEGLECTING WOMEN'S CONSENT, RAPING WOMEN, SEXUAL SLAVERY OF WOMEN AND SMALL GIRLS, AND CHATTLE SLAVERY.' The text is in bold white italic uppercase letters with a dark drop shadow for readability. Below the text, a Holy Bible with a gold cross on its dark leather cover sits on the debris-covered floor of a destroyed or abandoned church interior. Broken wooden beams, rubble, and decayed walls surround the Bible. A beam of light illuminates the Bible from above, creating dramatic contrast. The overall color palette is dark browns, grays, and muted tones, giving a post-apocalyptic feel. The Godless Engineer logo appears in the bottom-left corner.
The Bible: the only "moral foundation" that includes women as property, sexual slavery, and chattel slavery.
But sure, tell me again how we need God to know right from wrong.
Drop your fave verse they skip in Sunday school. #Atheist #BiblicalCriticism #SecularValues
A classical-style painting of a bearded man in a red robe with his hands outstretched in a pleading or explanatory gesture, depicting the Apostle Paul. The Godless Engineer (GE) logo appears faintly in the upper left. White bold text at the top reads: "THE EARLIEST CHRISTIANS TRUSTED REVELATION OVER EYEWITNESSES," and white bold text at the bottom reads: "AND PAUL INSISTED LEARNING ABOUT JESUS FROM WITNESSES WOULD MAKE HIM A FRAUD."
The entire Christian religion is built on a hallucination and scripture... nothing historical.
#Atheism #BiblicalCriticism #ApostlePaul
In case people didn't know... Christians are worshiping this fuck....
#ChristianityDebunked #ReligiousHistory #BiblicalCriticism #GodlessEngineer
God-like bearded figure seated on throne with radiating divine light. White text overlay reads: "PEOPLE READILY VOTE FOR A CRIMINAL RAPIST BECAUSE RELIGION HAS CONDITIONED THEM TO EXCUSE THE SAME BEHAVIOR IN THEIR GOD."
In case you're wondering why MAGAts voted for Trump and immediately pivoted to dismissing the Epstein Files, Christianity teaches you to specially plead this behavior away and dehumanize women.
#ReligiousHypocrisy #BiblicalCriticism #AtheistHumor #GodlessEngineer #ReligiousCriticism
Christians need to face the very real fact that they are celebrating the rape of a ~14-year-old girl and forcing her to give birth.
#BiblicalCriticism #ConsentMatters #ReligiousTrauma #ExChristian #AtheistPerspective #ChristmasControversy #TheologyDebate #FreethoughtCritique
his christian establishes that Mary was, in fact, raped and can only defend God with special pleading.
#Atheist #Atheism #ExChristian #ChristianApologetics #BiblicalCriticism #Skepticism #CriticalThinking #SpecialPleading #GodlessEngineer #TheologyDebate
A Facebook debate on the Pentateuch turned into a lesson in how misunderstood biblical scholarship remains.
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#DocumentaryHypothesis #DeconstructingFaith #BiblicalCriticism #Atheism #CriticalThinking
Genesis doesn’t tell one creation story — it tells two. Two orders, two tones, two gods. What do these contradictions reveal about the Bible’s human origins?
#Genesis #BibleContradictions #BiblicalCriticism #FaithAndReason #Yahweh #Elohim
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Was John the Baptist’s legacy rewritten to make room for Jesus?
The Prophet Without a Legacy asks how one prophet’s story was reshaped — and forgotten.
#DeconstructingFaith #BiblicalCriticism #JohnTheBaptist #ChristianOrigins
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What if the Gospel writers were the original fan fiction authors? Not frauds — but passionate followers who reshaped Jesus’ story for their communities. #DeconstructingFaith #BibleAsFanFic #GospelWriters #FaithReconstruction #JesusStory #BiblicalCriticism
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Hey Biblical scholars, does anyone have a copy of Dale Allison's essay "The Problem of Gehenna" that they could send me? I can DM an e-mail to you.
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