I am currently reading through Earl Doherty's Opus Magus Jesus: Neither God Nor Man - The Case for a Mythical Jesus. So far I am up to Chapter 23 or so out of 35. However I will give a brief review about the book, overall it is the best book on the "historical Jesus" I have ever read. While it could use a bit of polish, Doherty certainly knows his stuff as well as any ‘professional’ biblical scholar and it shows in the incredible amount of research he has done in presenting his arguments.
Doherty argues very well not just from non-biblical sources, but the New Testament letters as well that Jesus was a totally mythical character. For example I agree with Doherty if Jesus was a historical character, the epistle writers would have appealed to Jesus as an authority in boosting their arguments. However they don’t because Jesus did not exist in anyway what so ever.
I will write about about this book, once I have finished reading it.
Doherty argues very well not just from non-biblical sources, but the New Testament letters as well that Jesus was a totally mythical character. For example I agree with Doherty if Jesus was a historical character, the epistle writers would have appealed to Jesus as an authority in boosting their arguments. However they don’t because Jesus did not exist in anyway what so ever.
I will write about about this book, once I have finished reading it.
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