Jesus : God, Man, Or Myth?: An Examination of the EvidenceDid pagan mythologies represent Christs miracles in order to convince them to accept the Christian faith? Beyond these miracles is there enough evidence to prove there was a Jesus? Cutner says no. He also says that the Apostle Paul never portrayed Jesus as a man, but as a spiritual being. To Paul, Christ is found in a spiritual sense within oneself, as opposed to being an actual historical personage. When the Church accepted Paul, this inner reflection was outwardly projected by the Church into an actual mana saviour, according to Cutner. This might be why Paul was almost rejected by the Churchhis views posed a danger to those who might rely on their own spiritual knowledge, rather than the authority of the Church. Whether Jesus lived or not, we still have a lot to learn about ourselves and our true place in the universe. This book, although critical, may be useful in that respect. |
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Contents
Some Preliminary Considerations | 1 |
Christian Evidences | 9 |
The Witness of Paul | 30 |
The Cross | 58 |
The Mother of God | 76 |
Jesus and the Witness of the Jews | 86 |
The Pagan Witnesses | 110 |
Some Sources of the Jesus Myth | 129 |
Christianity and Allegory | 179 |
The Myth Theory and Its Critics | 194 |
The Teachings of Jesus | 223 |
How Did the Gospels Originate? | 229 |
Conclusions | 245 |
Various Works and the Conclusion | 250 |
Bibliography | 289 |
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