Robert Hutchinson (author)

Hutchinson was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, where he attended Catholic schools{{Cite web |date=November 2018 |title=Catholic Professional Network - Robert J. Hutchinson |url=https://www.cpbcfresno.org/pdf/newsletters/2018-November.pdf |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=cpbcfresno.org}} and earned a degree in philosophy at Seattle University.

In 1979, Hutchinson moved to Israel where he completed a series of uplanim––intensive six-month language courses for new Israeli immigrants ––  and developed a lifelong interest in the Jewish roots of Christianity.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Robert J. Hutchinson - Bible, Corporate Speaker, Foreign Affairs Catholic Speaker |url=https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles/robert-j-hutchinson |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Catholic Speakers |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |date=16 November 2018 |title=Robert J. Hutchinson – Conservative Book Club |url=https://www.conservativebookclub.com/profile/robert-j-hutchinson |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=conservativebookclub.com}}

In addition to his time in Israel, Hutchinson has also lived in Rome, Italy, and in Hawaii, where he worked as the managing editor of Hawaii Magazine.{{Cite web |title=When in Rome |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/08/02/bib/980802.rv131627.html |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=archive.nytimes.com}}

In 2004, Hutchinson earned a Master of Arts degree in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.{{Cite web |title=Alumni Authors {{!}} Fuller Seminary |url=https://www.fuller.edu/alumni/alumni-authors/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=fuller.edu |language=en-US}}

He has contributed essays and syndicated columns to such outlets as Fox News,{{Cite web |date=November 2018 |title=Catholic Professional Network |url=https://www.cpbcfresno.org/pdf/newsletters/2018-November.pdf |website=cpbcfresno.org}} Townhall,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-04-14 |title=The 155th Anniversary of Lincoln's Killing: The Cost of Political Hatred |url=https://townhall.com/columnists/roberthutchinson/2020/04/14/the-155th-anniversary-of-lincolns-killing--the-cost-of-political-hatred-n2566830 |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=townhall.com |language=en}}Blaze Media, Newsmax, and Mercatornet.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=How Netflix boosted my life-long love affair with foreign languages |url=https://www.mercatornet.com/how-netflix-boosted-my-life-long-love-affair-with-foreign-languages |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Mercator |language=en}}

In a series of books, Hutchinson challenges longstanding academic views on Jesus of Nazareth and early Christianity that have held sway for over a century, sparking debate.{{Cite web |date=2015-12-27 |title=Archaeological Discoveries Prove Jesus Existed, Disprove Atheist 'Mythicist' Scholarship, Book Claims (Interview) |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/searching-for-jesus-archaeological-discoveries-prove-jesus-existed-atheist-mythicist-interview.html |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=christianpost.com |language=en}}

Hutchinson claims recent archaeological discoveries and New Testament scholarship now undermine older notions that Jesus believed the world would end in his lifetime or that he was sympathetic to violent revolutionaries. Leading secular scholars at elite universities are increasingly dismissing these century-old ideas, he argues.

He also argues that the Bible's philosophical concepts formed the bedrock of Western civilization and helped pave the way for experimental science, the abolition of slavery, the development of limited government and the recognition of universal human rights.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-20 |title=The Politically Incorrect Guide To The Bible |url=https://710knus.com/all/the-politically-incorrect-guide-to-the-bible |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=710 KNUS |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to the Bible – Conservative Book Club |url=https://www.conservativebookclub.com/book/politically-incorrect-guide-bible |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.conservativebookclub.com}}

In addition to in-person lectures, Hutchinson has appeared on a number of TV shows, including "Fox News" "Spirited Debate" with Lauren Green and the Christian Broadcasting Network.{{cite web|url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/4667072896001/debate-over-jesus-being-a-revolutionary-prophet/?#sp=show-clips|title="Debate over Jesus being a 'revolutionary prophet'"Spirited Debate|publisher=Fox News|date=December 18, 2015|access-date=March 26, 2016}} Hutchinson has been a guest on nationally syndicated radio talk shows and podcasts, including Handel in the Morning, Point of View with Kirby Anderson and The Bottom Line with Roger Marsh.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IdfOGPjsIw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/1IdfOGPjsIw |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Point of View Livecast|publisher=Point of View Radio Talk Show|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=March 26, 2016}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/user-911963970-259533489/robert-hutchinson-november-16th-2015 |title=The Bottom Line Podcast |publisher=The Bottom Line |date=November 16, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408161135/https://soundcloud.com/user-911963970-259533489/robert-hutchinson-november-16th-2015 |archive-date=April 8, 2016 }}

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• [http://www.roberthutchinson.com/ Robert Hutchinson's website]
• [http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=13930 Robert J. Hutchinson], author profile at Random House
• [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_/ai_21229850 review of When in Rome: A Journal of Life in Vatican City], Michael Farrell, National Catholic Reporter, August 14, 1998
• [http://www.smithandriley.com/MP3_files/S&R-RobertHutchinson-BibleGuide-103007mono.mp3 The Politically Incorrect Guide To The Bible], guest appearance on the Smith & Riley Show
• [http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/94509.Robert_J_Hutchinson/ Author Biography at Goodreads]

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