Jesus in History and Myth

by R. Joseph Hoffmann

Book Overview

Was there a person by the name of Jesus who lived in Palestine in the first century A.D.? Do the gospels and the letters of the New Testament really attest to the actual existence of a Messiah, or were these documents written by clever propagandists for the faith rather than by objective historians? These and other intriguing questions are explored in Jesus in History and Myth, which emerged from a powerful symposium held in 1985 under the auspices...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879753323
• ISBN13: 9780879753320
• Release Date: March 1984
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"