The Christ Files

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The Christ Files - How historians know what they know about Jesus

'I want to explain how historians arrive at their conclusions'
- John Dickson

Historian Dr John Dickson sets out to discover what we can know for certain about the life of one of history’s best known and most influential figures. In a captivating journey across the globe, Dr Dickson examines ancient documents and consults the world’s most respected historians and scholars. Beginning with the Gnostic Gospels, he criss-crosses continents on a search back through time for the historical sources that reveal the real Jesus— a search for The Christ Files.

'This is a work soundly based on historical and New Testament scholarship, and presented in a readable way for the enquirer who wants answers to questions about the hot issue of the historical basis for the Christian faith. Dr Dickson takes us through what we can realistically know about the life of Jesus of Nazareth from (largely hostile) ancient pagan and Jewish writings as well as New Testament and near contemporary Christian sources from the time of Jesus or soon after. The reader will find it hard to escape Dickson's conclusion that the Gospels deserve to be read seriously.'
- Alanna Nobbs, Professor of Ancient History and Head of Department, Macquarie University, Australia.

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John Dickson is an historian, musician and best-selling author. He is an Honorary Associate in the Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University (Sydney), where he also teaches a course on World Religions. He lives in Sydney with his family and spends his time researching, wrtiting and speaking about life's big questions.