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 ...scholars—both Christian and not—and asks some pertinent contemporary questions, without offering any pushy answers: If Jesus really did exist, what are we to make of his own claims and those of his followers, and what would any of it mean for us today?
(Review written for 'Is Jesus History?')
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 No counter opinions, just that the Bible is a reliable historical document.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
(Review written for 'Is Jesus History?')
IS JESUS HISTORY? by John Dickson has been shortlisted for the 2020 Australian Christian Book of the Year Award.
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