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Jesus of Nazareth (/ ˈ dʒ iː z ə s /; 7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE), commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity. Most Christian denominations venerate him as God the Son incarnated and believe that he rose from the dead after being crucified.
Various books, memoirs and stories were written about Jesus by the early Christians. The most famous are the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. All but one of these are believed to have been written within 50–70 years of the death of Jesus, with the Gospel of Mark believed to be the earliest, and the last the Gospel of John.
In 2012, the book Kosher Jesus by Orthodox Rabbi Shmuley Boteach was published in which Boteach takes the position that Jesus was a wise and learned Torah-observant Jewish rabbi. Boteach says he was a beloved member of the Jewish community. At the same time, Jesus is said to have despised the Romans for their cruelty, and to have fought them ...
The Mystical Life of Jesus (1929) [m] – based heavily on The Aquarian Gospel where entire chapters were plagiarized; Essene Gospel of Peace (1937; 1974) The Urantia Book (1955) The Poem of the Man-God (1956) The Fifth Gospel (1956, Naber) [n] The Jesus Scroll (1972) The Gospel Given at Ares (1974) Gospel of Jesus According to Gabriele Wittek ...
Two books, both called The Life of Jesus were written by David Strauss, published in German in 1835–36, and Ernest Renan, published in French in 1863. The Historical Jesus is conceptually different than the Christ of Faith. The former is physical, while the latter metaphysical. The Historical Jesus is based on historical
The Jesus Dynasty; The Jesus Family Tomb; The Jesus I Never Knew; Jesus in India (book) Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration; Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week; Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives; The Jesus Scroll; Jesus the Christ (book) Jesus the Jew; Jesus the Magician; Jesus the Man; Jesus, Interrupted ...
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Dale Martin, the Woolsey Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University, who specializes in New Testament and Christian Origins, writes in The New York Times that although Aslan is not a scholar of ancient Christianity and does not present "innovative or original scholarship", the book is entertaining and "a serious presentation of one plausible portrait of the life of Jesus of Nazareth."
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