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Author
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
The author examines early Christian writings, as well as other biblical and non-biblical texts in a search for evidence to support his argument that the story of Jesus as told in the Gospels is fiction, and that the real Jesus lived in 100 B.C., two hundred years before the founding of the Christian church.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A classic resource that connects the cardinal doctrines of Christianity to their origins in the ancient civilizations that preceded the religion. In Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth , John G. Jackson sources the pagan origins of Christian doctrine with particular focus on the creation and atonement myths. Rooted in historical facts, Jackson's claims are steeped in research and demonstrate how Christianity synthesizes the rituals, beliefs, and characteristics...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In this national bestseller, John Dominic Crossan, the world's leading expert on the historical Jesus, reveals how Christianity emerged in the period following Jesus' death. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Crossan shines new light on the theological and cultural contexts from which the Christian church arose. He argues powerfully that Christianity would have happened with or without Paul and contends that Jesus' "resurrection" meant something...
Author
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Informed theological guide to the Jewish foundations of the Christian faith In this very readable sequel to his popular book Our Father Abraham - which has sold more than 70,000 copies - Marvin Wilson illuminates theological, spiritual, and ethical themes of the Hebrew scriptures that directly affect Christian understanding and experience. Exploring Our Hebraic Heritage draws from both Christian and Jewish commentary in discussing such topics as...
Author
Series
Christianity in the making volume 2
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The second volume in the magisterial Christianity in the Making trilogy , Beginning from Jerusalem covers the early formation of the Christian faith from 30 to 70 CE. After outlining the quest for the historical church (parallel to the quest for the historical Jesus) and reviewing the sources, James Dunn follows the course of the movement stemming from Jesus "beginning from Jerusalem." Dunn opens with a close analysis of what can be said of the earliest...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In this rigorously researched and thoughtful study, a leading Jesus Seminar scholar reveals the dramatic story behind the modern discovery of the earliest gospels, accounts that do not portray Jesus exclusively as a martyr but recover a lost ancient Christian tradition centered on Jesus as a teacher of wisdom.
The church has long advocated the Pauline view of Jesus as deity and martyr, emphasizing his death and resurrection. But another tradition...
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