The Jesus Puzzle. Did Christianity Begin with a Mythical Christ? : Challenging the Existence of an Historical Jesus
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.49 (782 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0968601405 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 390 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"By far the best "historical" Jesus book" according to Perry Willis. I've read three shelves worth of books on Christian apologetics and the quest for the historical Jesus. I can save you a lot of time. All you really need is this one. The other books raise more questions than they answer, and go off on a lot of wild goose chases. But Doherty's book makes full use of the a. Yes, it is a "puzzle" Paul Doland Here is the "Puzzle" about Jesus Christ as Doherty explains it: Did you know that in all the Pauline corpus, Paul never once quotes Jesus Christ? Did you know that none of the parables or teachings of the Gospels are ever referenced even once by Paul? Or that he never once mentions Joseph or Mary? Nor eve. Jeffrey Bolden said Website. First off you want to get a taste of the book the author has a website []I have very little to add to what you read above. The book is terrific and makes an excellent case which makes sense of the 1st century and "Website" according to Jeffrey Bolden. First off you want to get a taste of the book the author has a website []I have very little to add to what you read above. The book is terrific and makes an excellent case which makes sense of the 1st century and 2nd century Christian literature and debates. Doherty is the first author I've read who gives. nd century Christian literature and debates. Doherty is the first author I've read who gives
In a highly attractive product (the cover itself is stunning), the author presents all the details of his argument in an immensely readable and accessible format. The wait will not disappoint. . From the Publisher During three years of exposure on the World Wide Web, where he has presented convincing evidence, on a half a million word website, that no historical Jesus existed, to enthusiastic (and not so enthusiastic) reaction from around the globe, Earl Doherty's first published book has been eagerly awaited
Since 1996, he has gained world-wide attention with his groundbreaking website "The Jesus Puzzle". Earl Doherty is an historian and classical scholar living in Canada. He has ben published in "Humanist in Canada" magazine and the "Journal of Higher Criticism" at Drew University in New Jersey.
The philosophy of the era, its religious expression in the pagan mystery cults, fascinating glimpses into the historical background of the period, an in-depth consideration of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, are only some of the additional topics covered in the book. A richly-detailed, highly lucid and entertaining account of how Christianity began without an historical Jesus of Nazareth, who came to life only on the pages of the Gospels. While based on the author's work for The Jesus Puzzle website, the book is almost entirely an original writing, not a compilation of website articles. A full and comprehensive survey of the question through an examination of the early Christian record, canonical and non-canonical, from Q to the Gospels, from the earliest Pauline epistles to the second century apologists, along with Jewish, Gnostic, and Greco-Roman documents of the time. Like the website itself, the book has been styled for the general reader, though the scholarly community will find it of value as well.. A new presentation of the argument that no historical Jesus existed