The Christ Hardcover - 1994

Name: The Christ
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Author: John E. Remsberg
ISBN: 9780879759247

by John E. Remsburg

To establish his claim that although there is historical evidence that proves the existence of a man called Jesus, neither he nor anyone else could have been the Christ, the author discusses the supposed miracles of the Christ, reviews the writings of well-known authors of the period, assesses the evidence offered by Christian apologists for the birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of the Christ, and offers a detailed analysis of both religious and pagan sources to ascertain how the Christian myth came about.

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Was there a Christ who was born of a virgin; worked miracles among the masses; and was tried, crucified, and later resurrected to ascend to heaven? In this nineteenth-century classic of freethought literature, John E. Remsberg reveals that while there may be some historical evidence for the existence of a man named Jesus, the supernatural "Christ" of Christian dogma could not have existed. Using the tools of textual criticism and applying rigorous logical analysis, Remsberg carefully examines the New Testament Scriptures, the writings of well-known pagan authors from the time of Jesus as well as the works of later Christian apologists, he finds precious little evidence for the supposed miracles worked by Jesus, or even for his birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection. His conclusion is that the divine, miracle-working Christ of traditional Christianity is a myth, which was developed over many centuries by a community of believers and was heavily influenced by mythic elements of Greek, Roman, and eastern religions. Remsberg concludes this interesting and thorough study with a detailed discussion of the various ancient sources from which the Christ myth evolved. The Christ is both an excellent introduction to biblical criticism and a valuable contribution to freethought.

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Was there a Christ who was born of a virgin; worked miracles among the masses; and was tried, crucified, and later resurrected to ascend to heaven? In this nineteenth-century classic of freethought literature, John E. Remsburg reveals that while there may be some historical evidence for the existence of a man named Jesus, the supernatural "Christ" of Christian dogma could not have existed. Using the tools of textual criticism and applying rigorous logical analysis, Remsburg carefully examines the New Testament Scriptures, the writings of well-known pagan authors from the time of Jesus, and the works of later Christian apologists. His conclusion is that the divine, miracle-working Christ of traditional Christianity is a myth, which was developed over many centuries by a community of believers and was heavily influenced by mythic elements of Greek, Roman, and eastern religions. Remsburg concludes this interesting and thorough study with a detailed discussion of the various ancient sources from which the Christ myth evolved. The Christ is both an excellent introduction to biblical criticism and a valuable contribution to freethought.

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Title The Christ
Author John E. Remsburg
Binding Hardcover
Edition 1st Edition
Pages 437
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York
Date October 1994
ISBN 9780879759247 / 0879759240
Weight 1.69 lbs (0.77 kg)
Dimensions 9.32 x 6.26 x 1.39 in (23.67 x 15.90 x 3.53 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Jesus Christ - Historicity, Jesus Christ - Rationalistic interpretations
Library of Congress Catalog Number 94032833
Dewey Decimal Code 232.908

About the author

John E. Remsberg (1848-1919) was one of the most popular and widely travelled freethought lecturers of the late nineteenth century.Among his many books were The Bible, Six Historic Americans, and Thomas Paine: The Apostle of Religious and Political Liberty