I enjoyed Erhman's Misquoting Jesus and Lost Christianities. They're good introductions on the topic of New Testament historicity.
You might want to watch out for endorsements on the 'Jesus-Myth' hypothesis though. They tend to make faulty and extensive comparisons between Jesus and other mythological figures. That's not to say that Jesus has NO common legendary/mythic elements, but the extensive comparisons are very difficult to argue for, even for the best.
You might want to watch out for endorsements on the 'Jesus-Myth' hypothesis though. They tend to make faulty and extensive comparisons between Jesus and other mythological figures. That's not to say that Jesus has NO common legendary/mythic elements, but the extensive comparisons are very difficult to argue for, even for the best.
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