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Is Jesus History?

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About this book

What can we really know for sure about the past? Can anything from ancient history be regarded as ‘fact’? In particular, how seriously can we take the historical sources for the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth? Did he really even live in first-century Galilee and Judaea, or is he a figure of legend?

In this timely book, historian Dr John Dickson unpacks how the field of history works, giving readers the tools to evaluate for themselves what we can confidently say about figures like the Emperor Tiberius, Alexander the Great, Pontius Pilate, and, of course, Jesus of Nazareth.

He presents the evidence, methods, and conclusions of mainstream ...

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Specifications

Contributors:
John Dickson
ISBN:
9781784983659
Format:
Paperback
First published:
October 2019
Dimensions:
129mm x 198mm x 12mm
Weight:
0.19 kg
Print size:
11.0pt
Language:
English
Pages:
160
Publisher:
The Good Book Company

Contents

Introduction: Christianity’s Problem
1. History And Reality
2. “Faith” in History
3. How To Make Me Eat My Bible
4. Historical Quests For Jesus
5. Liberal Prophet, Sacrificial Martyr
6. What Alexander The Great Can Teach Us About History
7. Scraps About Jesus
8. Paul: Skeleton Key To Jesus
9. Digging Stuff Up
10. Raised Expectations
Epilogue: Is Jesus History?

Endorsements

With characteristic clarity and excellence of scholarship John Dickson examines the historical evidences for Jesus. His accessible style and bang up to date sources make this a must read for anyone who is serious about investigating Jesus.

Dr Amy Orr-Ewing Director of OCCA; author of Millennials

An eminently readable and relevant introduction that debunks many misconceptions about the gospel accounts of Jesus.

Dr David Wenham Historian, author and Associate Tutor in New Testament, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford

John Dickson combines top-notch scholarship with an accessible, conversational style as he explains the ancient evidence surrounding the historical Jesus. Is Jesus History? compares how we trust statements from our family, friends, and news outlets with how we trust ancient testimonies of all sorts, including Aristotle’s The Art of Rhetoric, Luke’s Gospel, and Pliny the Younger’s Letter 6 about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Dickson’s even-handed approach towards the evidence invites readers to draw their own conclusions about the Jesus of history.

Dr Lynn Cohick Provost and Dean, Denver Seminary

Customer Reviews

1.00 stars Very poor book

 

This book is a joke. Just written by an evangelical Christian who needs the Bible BS to be true. No counter opinions, just that the Bible is a reliable historical document. Something all Christians believe without evidence: Not a shred of evidence presented, just that he needs this fairy tale story to be true

5.00 stars Shortlisted!

 

IS JESUS HISTORY? by John Dickson has been shortlisted for the 2020 Australian Christian Book of the Year Award.

http://sparklit.org/awards/

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