The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition

The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition
ISBN-10
0801031141
ISBN-13
9780801031144
Category
Religion
Pages
479
Language
English
Published
2007-08-01
Publisher
Baker Academic
Authors
Gregory A. Boyd, Paul Rhodes Eddy

Description

Confronts the "legendary Jesus" case, showing how the Synoptic Gospels are the most historically probable representation of the actual Jesus of history.

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