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4.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating read, Sep 27 2011

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D. Hanchar "dhanch" (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this copy to replace one I had lent out long ago. Very intriguing and provides a compelling, "real world" view of Jesus and early Christianity.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Jesus: Man of Mystery, May 10 2002

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This review is from: Jesus : A Life (Paperback)

It's very obvious why those who fervently believe in the contemporary Christian church's teachings would object to this book. It exposes to the light many of the dearly held beliefs of fundamentalist Christians and shows them for what they are - stories, exaggerations, myths built upon other myths, wishful thinking, etc. Yet throughout the book, the actual person of Jesus is treated with great respect and admiration.

Although the author takes liberties interpreting the events written about in the Gospels, he is meticulous about qualifying his guesses as such. This does not detract from the book at all. Many of his theories, such as the risen Christ being merely one of his brothers (how come nobody seemed to recognize him right away?), were very similar to my own theories of what may have actually happened.

A great deal of historical research went into this book, but it is written like a fast-paced mystery novel. I found the book to be quite thorough, although I do look forward to reading the author's book about Paul the Apostle to learn more about the person who is actually responsible for Christianity as we know it today.

I would highly recommend this book!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Readable but Unpersuasive, Nov 25 2001

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Sauropod (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews

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Wilson starts off by telling us that everything in the four Gospels is mythological and none of it is historically reliable. He then spends the rest of the book constructing his own historical biography of Jesus, using (of course) the four Gospels as his sources. Isn't there a contradiction here? Some of his insights and observations are provocative, while others struck me as just silly -- e.g., that the apostles mistook Jesus' lookalike brother for their resurrected teacher, or that the "angels" in the empty tomb were other family members of Jesus who had simply moved the corpse for reburial! (When they said Jesus was going to Galilee, Wilson says, they only meant that his body was being transported there. If so, this is the most consequential misunderstanding in history.) The book is a quick, provocative read, but I think you'd be better advised to check out the works of Bart Ehrman (a skeptic) or Luke Timothy Johnson (a believer). Either of them offers more serious scholarship than Wilson's book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The "thinking person's" biography of Jesus.
This fascinating book is best seen as a prelude to Wilson's biography of St. Paul, which develops several of the themes touched upon here. Read more

Published on Aug 29 2001 by John P.

2.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant balderdash.
This book suceeds admirably in capturing is primary subject: its author, A. N. Wilson. As for Jesus, try another book. Read more

Published on July 3 2001 by David Marshall