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okasha

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3. He briefly reviews the early

Reply to rug (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 07:12 PM

Aug 2013

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extra-biblical textual evidence, including the two undisputed mentions of Jesus in Josephus, then gets right down focusing on his life. I don't recall that he even mentions the assertion that Jesus didn't exist. If he does, it's so casually and in passing that it didn't register.

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Reza Aslan's Zealot: the Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth [View all] okasha Aug 2013 OP

Thanks for the review, okasha. cbayer Aug 2013 #1

If you're interested in the debate about Paul, okasha Aug 2013 #5

I'm about to spend 4 days with my father all to myself. cbayer Aug 2013 #6

I'd be interested in your dad's views okasha Aug 2013 #7

As I understand it, he dismisses those claims that Jesus did not exist and focuses on his life. rug Aug 2013 #2

He briefly reviews the early okasha Aug 2013 #3

Good of you to provide this overview; it helps to hear a synopsis that isn't loaded with hype. nt MADem Aug 2013 #4