Stephen H Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 8868052 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen H Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen H |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH S H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3813-6056 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Square Pegs for Round Holes: Applying Historical Method to Jesus’s Resurrection
It has become the norm for Christian apologists studying the resurrection of Jesus to argue that the alleged historicity of this event can be made clear via the application of historical methods such as the principles of analogy, antecedent probability, and inference to the best explanation. Bayes’ Theorem, although strictly a statistical tool, has also sometimes been deployed to bolster these arguments. In this article, I argue that each of thes…
Possible Psychological Explanations for the Post-Resurrection Appearances of Jesus: A Rejoinder to Andrew Ter Ern Loke and Nick Meader
Recently, Andrew Ter Ern Loke and Nick Meader published a critique in this journal of an article in which I consider the possibility of bereavement visions as an explanation for the initial sighting of the post-resurrection Jesus by Peter (Lk. 24.34; 1 Cor. 15.5) and mass delusions as an explanation for the collective sightings. Loke and Meaders’ response comes under four headings: distorted memory, bereavement hallucinations, ‘mass hysteria’ and…
Workplace nomophobia: A systematic literature review
Nomophobia, or the fear of being without one’s smartphone, is a growing concern in workplaces around the world. This phenomenon affects both employee well-being and organizational productivity. Despite its prevalence, there is a notable lack of systematic reviews investigating nomophobia in workplace, as well as the factors that intensify or inhibit it in workplace settings. This paper bridges this gap by conducting a systematic literature review…
Parapsychology, Hallucinations, Collective Delusions, and Jesus’ Post-Resurrection Appearances: A Response to Glenn Siniscalchi
After a brief outline of Glenn Siniscalchi’s apology for the traditional approach to the post-resurrection appearances, I examine his particular view that any attempt to compare the appearances of Jesus with the various apparitions discussed by parapsychologists is doomed to failure. Siniscalchi states, correctly, that the only category of apparitions worthy of consideration at all is the ‘post-mortem apparition’. However, some of the suggested d…
Christic Visions and the Resurrection Appearances of Jesus: Comparisons, Contrasts and Conclusions
Recently, scholars have shown an increasing interest in comparing the resurrection appearances of Jesus with contemporary accounts of Christic visions, the aim being to show a line of formal continuity between them. Phillip Wiebe avers that neither Jesus’s resurrection appearances nor these contemporary events are explicable on a scientific basis alone, and require a mysterious X-factor in order to justify them fully. I argue that the physicalist…
The Post-Resurrection Appearances of Jesus as Bereavement Experiences: An Engagement with Gerald O’Collins
In recent years, debate has resumed regarding whether or not the post-resurrection appearances may have been hallucinations or delusions on the part of the disciples. A sub-category of this debate is the question of bereavement hallucinations. Was the disciples’ bereaved state in the wake of the crucifixion responsible for their ‘seeing’ Jesus? A few years ago, Gerald O’Collins, in this journal, argued, on the basis of a comparison between the tw…
Assessing the Mode of Jesus’s Post-resurrection Appearances: Does Parapsychology Help
The tradition that God raised Jesus from the dead has been challenged by the revival of two hypotheses – a) that the post-resurrection appearances may be explained on the basis of bereavement hallucinations on the part of the disciples, and b) that, on the basis of a comparison with parapsychological literature, a paranormal explanation may be possible. After a brief critique of the traditional evangelical approach to the relevant New Testament t…
La historiografía de la Revolución Rusa, cien años después
El artículo ofrece un análisis del modo en que la historiografía reciente ha contribuido a nuestra comprensión sobre la Revolución Rusa, identificando las tendencias y problemas analíticos que han ocupado a los historiadores desde, aproximadamente, los inicios del siglo XXI. Comienza con un bosquejo de ciertas tendencias interpretativas que han tenido influencia en la historiografía reciente y luego rastrea algunos de los temas que han atraído el…
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The Function of the Son of David Tradition in Mark's Gospel
How significant is the Son of David tradition for Mark? At first blush the answer to that question would seem to be: not very significant at all. The title ‘Son of Man’ is, after all, far more frequent, and can be applied to Jesus in no fewer than three guises his earthly authority (Mark 2.10, 28), his suffering servanthood (8.31; 9.9, 12, 31; 10.33–4, 45), and his apocalyptic glory (8.38; 13.26; 14.21, 41, 62). 1 The term ‘Son of God’, while use…
The Role of Jesus' Opponents in the Markan Drama
Discussions on the possibility that Mark's Gospel may have been modelled, either consciously or subconsciously, on Greek tragic drama have gathered momentum in recent years. It has also been shown that a most important feature of Greek tragedy is the repetitive device of ‘foreshadowing’, a technique which has rightly been seen as essential to the development of mnemonic structures in oral epic. The use of this device in the Bible, it may be argue…
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The Role of Jesus' Opponents in the Markan Drama
Discussions on the possibility that Mark's Gospel may have been modelled, either consciously or subconsciously, on Greek tragic drama have gathered momentum in recent years. It has also been shown that a most important feature of Greek tragedy is the repetitive device of ‘foreshadowing’, a technique which has rightly been seen as essential to the development of mnemonic structures in oral epic. The use of this device in the Bible, it may be argue…
The Function of the Son of David Tradition in Mark's Gospel
How significant is the Son of David tradition for Mark? At first blush the answer to that question would seem to be: not very significant at all. The title ‘Son of Man’ is, after all, far more frequent, and can be applied to Jesus in no fewer than three guises his earthly authority (Mark 2.10, 28), his suffering servanthood (8.31; 9.9, 12, 31; 10.33–4, 45), and his apocalyptic glory (8.38; 13.26; 14.21, 41, 62). 1 The term ‘Son of God’, while use…
Soctoc
La historiografía de la Revolución Rusa, cien años después
El artículo ofrece un análisis del modo en que la historiografía reciente ha contribuido a nuestra comprensión sobre la Revolución Rusa, identificando las tendencias y problemas analíticos que han ocupado a los historiadores desde, aproximadamente, los inicios del siglo XXI. Comienza con un bosquejo de ciertas tendencias interpretativas que han tenido influencia en la historiografía reciente y luego rastrea algunos de los temas que han atraído el…
Assessing the Mode of Jesus’s Post-resurrection Appearances: Does Parapsychology Help
The tradition that God raised Jesus from the dead has been challenged by the revival of two hypotheses – a) that the post-resurrection appearances may be explained on the basis of bereavement hallucinations on the part of the disciples, and b) that, on the basis of a comparison with parapsychological literature, a paranormal explanation may be possible. After a brief critique of the traditional evangelical approach to the relevant New Testament t…
The Post-Resurrection Appearances of Jesus as Bereavement Experiences: An Engagement with Gerald O’Collins
In recent years, debate has resumed regarding whether or not the post-resurrection appearances may have been hallucinations or delusions on the part of the disciples. A sub-category of this debate is the question of bereavement hallucinations. Was the disciples’ bereaved state in the wake of the crucifixion responsible for their ‘seeing’ Jesus? A few years ago, Gerald O’Collins, in this journal, argued, on the basis of a comparison between the tw…
Christic Visions and the Resurrection Appearances of Jesus: Comparisons, Contrasts and Conclusions
Recently, scholars have shown an increasing interest in comparing the resurrection appearances of Jesus with contemporary accounts of Christic visions, the aim being to show a line of formal continuity between them. Phillip Wiebe avers that neither Jesus’s resurrection appearances nor these contemporary events are explicable on a scientific basis alone, and require a mysterious X-factor in order to justify them fully. I argue that the physicalist…
Parapsychology, Hallucinations, Collective Delusions, and Jesus’ Post-Resurrection Appearances: A Response to Glenn Siniscalchi
After a brief outline of Glenn Siniscalchi’s apology for the traditional approach to the post-resurrection appearances, I examine his particular view that any attempt to compare the appearances of Jesus with the various apparitions discussed by parapsychologists is doomed to failure. Siniscalchi states, correctly, that the only category of apparitions worthy of consideration at all is the ‘post-mortem apparition’. However, some of the suggested d…
Workplace nomophobia: A systematic literature review
Nomophobia, or the fear of being without one’s smartphone, is a growing concern in workplaces around the world. This phenomenon affects both employee well-being and organizational productivity. Despite its prevalence, there is a notable lack of systematic reviews investigating nomophobia in workplace, as well as the factors that intensify or inhibit it in workplace settings. This paper bridges this gap by conducting a systematic literature review…
Square Pegs for Round Holes: Applying Historical Method to Jesus’s Resurrection
It has become the norm for Christian apologists studying the resurrection of Jesus to argue that the alleged historicity of this event can be made clear via the application of historical methods such as the principles of analogy, antecedent probability, and inference to the best explanation. Bayes’ Theorem, although strictly a statistical tool, has also sometimes been deployed to bolster these arguments. In this article, I argue that each of thes…
Possible Psychological Explanations for the Post-Resurrection Appearances of Jesus: A Rejoinder to Andrew Ter Ern Loke and Nick Meader
Recently, Andrew Ter Ern Loke and Nick Meader published a critique in this journal of an article in which I consider the possibility of bereavement visions as an explanation for the initial sighting of the post-resurrection Jesus by Peter (Lk. 24.34; 1 Cor. 15.5) and mass delusions as an explanation for the collective sightings. Loke and Meaders’ response comes under four headings: distorted memory, bereavement hallucinations, ‘mass hysteria’ and…
Biblical Studies and Interpretation (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Psychoanalysis (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Theology (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Delusion (3 works) · Gospel (3 works) · History (3 works)