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The Jesus Legend Paperback - 1999

by Foreword by R. Joseph Hoffman; George Albert Wells


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Did Jesus actually exist as a historical personage roughly corresponding to the various stories given in the four New Testament gospels? Was he really born In Bethlehem and crucified by Pilate? These questions are usually answered with an unqualified 'yes', and often with an expression of outrage or ridicule that any such doubts could even be voiced. Yet it is considered quite normal to question the historical existence of other legendary figures, such as King Arthur or William Tell, who, like Jesus, are not attested to by any surviving contemporary records. In The Jesus Legend, G. A. Wells explains how the story of Jesus developed through telling and re-telling, from an early version in the letters of Paul (who does not mention Jesus in connection with any specific time or place) to the more elaborate and detailed pictures later presented in the New Testament gospels. Professor Wells also replies to recent criticisms of his own radical theory of the origin of Christianity.

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  • Title The Jesus Legend
  • Author Foreword by R. Joseph Hoffman; George Albert Wells
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition; S
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Open Court, Chicago
  • Date 1999-01-19
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780812693348 / 0812693345
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.12 x 0.74 in (22.86 x 15.54 x 1.88 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
  • Library of Congress subjects Jesus Christ - Historicity
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96042944
  • Dewey Decimal Code 232.908

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  • Library Journal, 12/01/1996, Page 101
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