The Jesus Legend
Language: English
Published by Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S., 1999
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This work demonstrates how the story of Jesus developed through telling and re-telling, from an early version in the letters of Paul to the more elaborate and detailed picture later presented in the gospels. It also responds to recent crtics of the mythicist view of Jesus, such as John Redford.
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- Title
- The Jesus Legend
- Author
- Ga Wells
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0812693345
- ISBN 13
- 9780812693348
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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