No Mystery About Jesus' Impact

Some claim that Jesus didn't existl, that Christianity evolved out of pagan Gnostic redeemer myths or Greek stories about "dying and rising gods." But few mainstream historians take this revisionist stance seriously. [Bart Ehrman] argues for a portrait of [Jesus] first presented by Al...

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Published inThe tribune (Scranton, Pa. 1990)
Main Author Hutchinson, Robert J
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Scranton, Pa The Times-Tribune 25.12.2015
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Summary:Some claim that Jesus didn't existl, that Christianity evolved out of pagan Gnostic redeemer myths or Greek stories about "dying and rising gods." But few mainstream historians take this revisionist stance seriously. [Bart Ehrman] argues for a portrait of [Jesus] first presented by Albert Schweitzer in 1906: an "apocalyptic prophet" who believed the world was coming to an end. This view is often presented as the scholarly or "scientific" view of who Jesus was. While Jesus' followers have never been perfect (one betrayed him to death, another denied even knowing him), only those blinded by ideology or hatred can deny what Jesus' message and example have achieved.
ISSN:1062-5844