Did Jesus Exist?

Did Jesus Exist?
Did Jesus Exist?  
Author(s) George Albert Wells
Publisher Prometheus Books
Publication date 1975
Media type Hardcover/Paper
Pages 256 pages
ISBN ISBN 0-87975-395-1
OCLC Number 137341896

Did Jesus Exist? is a 1975 book written by the modern German historian George Albert Wells who speculated on the evidence of Jesus Christ. Wells argues there was no historical evidence of Jesus existing.[1][2] A revised second edition was published in 1986. Wells' views were criticized by the James D.G. Dunn in his book The Evidence for Jesus.[3] Wells has since modified his position, affirming the possible existence of Jesus.[4]

Contents

  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations for Books of the New Testament
  • Introduction
    1. Jewish and Pagan Testimony to Jesus
    2. Early Christian Epistles
    3. The Origin and Nature of the Gospels
    4. Christologies
    5. The Twelve
    6. Galilee and John the Baptist
    7. Was Jesus a Political Rebel?
    8. The Pagan and Jewish Background
    9. The Debate Continues
  • Conclusion
  • Numbered List of References
  • Index of New Testament References
  • General Index

References

  1. ^ "Did Jesus Exist?". Prometheus Books. http://www.prometheusbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=68. Retrieved 2009-05-13. 
  2. ^ Robinson, John (1976). "Review: Did Jesus Exist?". Journal of Theological Studies. http://jts.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/citation/XXVII/2/447. Retrieved 2007-10-17. 
  3. ^ James D.G. Dunn, The Evidence for Jesus.29.
  4. ^ G.A. Wells, The Jesus Myth (1999)

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