The Great Deception: And What Jesus Really Said and Did

by Gerd Lüdemann

Book Overview

It is widely recognized by New Testament scholars that many of the sayings and actions attributed to Jesus in the gospels cannot be factually traced to him. To a considerable degree, these stories have been influenced, or even created, by the early church. Despite this gap between the "Jesus of history" and the "Christ of faith," the contemporary church continues to represent the traditional New Testament canon as a generally accurate record of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573926884
• ISBN13: 9781573926881
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"