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Funny, seems as though Wikipedia editors have left out any criticism on this individual. I wonder why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.111.36.194 (talk) 17:32, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a vanity article to me too. Roger Pearse (talk) 13:38, 17 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are a wikipedia editor too. We all are. Feel free to cite criticism of Dr. Avalos - God knows many people have something against him. Craklyn (talk) 19:44, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For the time being, it's sufficient to say that Avalos is just an anti-religion troll. All militant atheists are trolls, period. 189.120.176.28 (talk) 16:43, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's rampant anti-intectualism. Anti-intellectualism in American Life. Not long before the year 1900, most academic historians would claim that most of the Bible was historically accurate. Today, most academic historians, even some in evangelical traditions, would argue that significant parts of the Bible are mythical, theological, or legendary in character. Avalos explained how archaeology played a major role in refuting the claim that the Bible is historically accurate in depicting creation, the Exodus, the reign of Solomon and many other supposedly historical events. --87.170.195.154 (talk) 17:49, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Myther?

Does Hector Avalos support the Jesus Myth Theory? I tried to find some info on his position but he doesn't mention this idea in most of his writings and debates which I've seen. Has he spoken on this? Thanks, Bulbear4444 (talk) 17:48, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I took an Iowa State court taught by Avalos on the New Testament almost a decade ago. We used Ehrman's New Testament textbook which dedicates some pages to the historicity of Jesus. As far as I can remember, Avalos shared the point of view of Ehrman that there is sufficient evidence that Jesus the historical person existed. Craklyn (talk) 17:42, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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one of the few openly atheist biblical scholars

BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Hector Avalos is Professor of Religious Studies at Iowa State University, where he was named Professor of the Year in 1996, and a Master Teacher in 2003-04. A former fundamentalist preacher and faith healer, Dr. Avalos is now one of the few openly atheist biblical scholars in academia. Born in Mexico, Avalos received a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Arizona in 1982, and a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School in 1985. In 1991, he became the first Mexican American to earn a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Near Eastern Studies at Harvard. He is the author or editor of ten books, including The End of Biblical Studies (2007). His most recent is The Bad Jesus: The Ethics of New Testament Ethics (2015).

Quelle: https://www.event.iastate.edu/event/46097 → Copyright © 1995-2018, Iowa State University of Science and Technology → Can we end the edit war, dear @Jytdog:? 87.170.196.95 (talk) 16:06, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"Here, I will concentrate on how being an openly atheist biblical scholar affects my hermeneutics. First, I certainly do not subscribe to religionist approaches to the Bible. By “religionist” I refer to any approach that sees religion as an essentially good and valuable phenomenon that should be supported and maintained in human society. Divesting myself of religionist views of the Bible means that I see most of biblical scholarship, whether practiced by openly confessional or self-described “historical-critical” scholars, as partly apologetics. Biblical scholarship is often meant to mitigate any negative views of the Bible and to maintain the cultural and ethical superiority of the Bible in modern society."

Quelle: http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/2013/12/ava378004.shtml, Hector Avalos, Iowa State University December 2013 @Jytdog: --87.170.196.95 (talk) 16:14, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]