Timothy James LambertinChryptianity Revealed·Aug 27, 2021Welcome to Chryptianity RevealedA publication dedicated to unlocking the Bible’s secrets — What is Chryptianity and how to pronounce it? Chryptianity is a post-Christian religion, though religion may be too strong of a word for it. Basically, it is a new belief system based on a new understanding of the stories in the Bible. …Chryptianity3 min read
Timothy James LambertinChryptianity Revealed·Apr 11, 2021Christianity Decrypted: ChryptianityThe programmed revelation of stories engineered to change the world — Raised by Wolves Sometime after posting my most recent article, I happened to watch episode eight from the first season of the science fiction series Raised by Wolves (2020). The series is about a couple of androids that are tasked with raising a group of human children on a desolate planet called Kepler-22b…Cultural Narratives5 min read
Timothy James LambertinChryptianity Revealed·Aug 7, 2021I’ll Tell You Why God Put That Stupid Tree in the GardenBut you won’t like it — This article is an unhinged rant in response to Dan Foster’s article Why Did God Put the Stupid Tree in the Garden of Eden? Why Did God Put the Stupid Tree in the Garden of Eden? Clearly, it’s all God’s fault.medium.com Inside baseball I noticed a recent article by Benjamin Cain taking aim at Foster’s claim that Atheism is Not an Option by writing about The Inevitability of Atheism…Tree Of Knowledge6 min read
Timothy James LambertinChryptianity Revealed·Jun 17, 2021Evil During the Age of AquariusChristianity and the changing nature of morality — Calculating the ages Today, we are living in the age of Aquarius. According to my calculations, this age began in 1914. My approach is that any start date is arbitrary. What matters is that two dates are identified which are around 2160 years apart. My dates are the point in time when the…Religion10 min read
Timothy James LambertinChryptianity Revealed·Jan 28, 2021Milk for Babies, Meat for AdultsJust don’t ask about feet in the Bible — The synoptic Gospels present such a big shiny mystery that I just can’t resist jumping in and solving something. That’s what I imagine the authors would have wanted, right? They put these puzzles in the texts to be solved. …Religion10 min read
Timothy James LambertinChryptianity Revealed·Apr 8, 2021Why I Bother to Study the BibleWhen I am not even Christian — Oftentimes people ask me why I bother studying and writing about the Bible. For instance, one Medium writer, Allan Milne Lees, wrote (not to me, but in reply to an article by Lisa Swain, PhD): “The implicit assumption that the tribal myths of a small group of profoundly ignorant goat-herders…Astrology5 min read
Timothy James LambertinChryptianity Revealed·Aug 12, 2021Christianity and the Higher EmotionsBiblical ages and the development of human consciousness — More heart, please I had a recent discussion with a Twitter follower. She told me that she enjoyed my articles but wanted more heart to go along with the contemplation. Sadly, I wasn’t able to give her what she craved. Fortunately, there is an author on Twitter with the handle @Rev_RolandUMC. Reverend Roland…Religion7 min read
Timothy James LambertinChryptianity Revealed·Jun 26, 2021Is Christianity Ready for Critical Faith Theory?Recently, while on Twitter, I had the following exchange with another user. As you can see, GregJacks3 was responding to an article of mine where I argue that Jesus had a human father and that his identity can be discovered through a careful rereading of the synoptic Gospels. …Religion3 min read
Timothy James LambertinChryptianity Revealed·Jul 11, 2021Dueling Biblical NarrativesChristian versus Chryptian — The Christian narrative What is the Christian narrative? I don’t claim to be a Christian, but as near as I understand it, it goes something like this: God created the world in seven days. Then he made Adam to take care of his garden. Later, He created Eve to help Adam. The serpent…Religion7 min read
Timothy James LambertinChryptianity Revealed·Aug 21, 2021Do I Actually Believe in God?Or am I just trying to make money? — Recently on Twitter, I was asked: I must admit that at first, I found the question rather amusing. It reminded me of my time in boot camp back when I was in the army. …Religion5 min read
Timothy James Lambert·Jul 11, 2021The Sound of One Fan LeavingAnd taking their claps with them — Yesterday I had something like 18 negative claps on my stat page. I use the Medium Enhanced Stats Chrome Extension which provides, you guessed it, enhanced stats. In addition to the usual stats of Views, Reads, Read Ratio, and Fans, it also includes Claps and it keeps a daily tally…Medium3 min read
Timothy James LambertinChryptianity Revealed·Sep 4, 2021Responding to the Critic(s) of ChryptianityBecause we all have questions — The critic Blazh Femur has posed some questions concerning my work on the Bible and I have promised to do my best to answer them. My feeling is that others probably have some of the same concerns as Mr. Femur. These questions were in response to a couple of articles of mine…Spirituality7 min read