- 1984 edition, 207 pages
- Published by Book Club Association, London
- Hardcover with dust jacket, brown boards
- Very good condition, minor age wear
A Major Television Documentary Series. Maps inside both boards, index included and illustrated.
Jesus: The Evidence is a compelling, dispassionate appraisal of the facts surrounding the origins of Christianity. Drawing on all the most recent archaeologivcal finds, including non-canonical gospel material, Ian Wilson examines a number of key historical questions. What evidence is there for the accepted story of Jesus's life and resurrection? To what extent is this story the product of social, cultural and political forces? What do we really know of his teachings? Did hypnosis play a part in his healings? Did Jesus intend that a religion should be founded in his name?
To the committed Christian, this book offers a fascinating new perspective to his or her beliefs. To the sceptic it provides a convincing explanation of why the beliefs centred on this one man have proved so powerful and so pervasive.
Illustrated without recourse to traditional Old Master images, the book reconstructs the Jesus of history using all the avaliable circumstantial evidence - fragments of papyrus manuscripts and gospels, Roman graffiti and the earliest Christian art.
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