The Jesus the Jews Never Knew
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (565 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1578849160 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Not for a lay person" according to M. E. Bowen-stamper. This book is a little hard to follow if you don't have a Phd in biblical studies or ancient history of the middle east. I will admit that it isn't an easy read.. "An important but poorly presented work." according to A Customer. This is a very important work demonstrating that there is no evidence in Jewish sources of an historical Jesus and is a must read for those interested in the true origins of Christianity.However the book is spoiled by the authors puerile attitude towards early Christian writers. Instead of serious discussion of the mechanisms of evolution of early Christian writings we are presented with the childish dismissal of the writers as frauds an. More Spite than Study Zindler offers an angry tirade against Christianity. While there is a place for such work in literature, Zindler's attempt to masquerade it as a work of research and scholarship is undone by his own vitriolic nature. It would have been a more effective text if he had either done a work of research or done a work of polemics. Instead, he waffles between the two.His dating of early sources is questionable, and his focus on isolated and odd
Every literary source ever advanced by serious scholars as being a reference to a historical Jesus is examined and found to be nothing of the sort.. The Jesus the Jews never knew provides a fascinating look into the world in which the gospels were invented
A linguist and editor of scientific literature, he is a former member of The Jesus Seminar and a current member of The Jesus Project. . Zindler has been an atheist activist since 1959, when he began publicly to defend the teaching of evolution and to criticize religious encroachments upon the public sphere. This entire series includes "Volume I: Religion & Scriptures," "Volume II: Science & Pseudoscience," and "Volume IV: Omnium - Gatherum." "Volum
A linguist and editor of scientific literature, he is a former member of The Jesus Seminar and a current member of The Jesus Project. A professor of biology and geology at Fulton-Montgomery Community College (State University of New York) for almost 20 years, he was forced to give up teaching when he joined Madalyn Murray O'Hair in a lawsuit that attempted to remove "In God We Trust" from American currency. Zindler has been an atheist activist since 1959, when he began publicly to defend the teaching of evolution and to criticize religious encroachments upon the public sphere. About the Author Frank R. . He is the author of The Jesus the Jews Never Knew, also from American Atheist Press. This entire series includes "Volume I: Religion & Scriptures," "