Jesus Never Existed

546 Pages·2008·24.951 MB·English

by  Kenneth Humphreys

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Contents
Introduction
viii
ChirsntiiaWityt houJte s?u s
1. 1
PieatnydD remasS ier Gao mdan• Groiwntgh dee ram• Composei Hteor •
The GWohdoN eveWra s• Glyo r- TGhreea teMsatnW hoN eveLri v.e d
WhatDI tDeh E arClhyir tsainBse ile?v e
2. 47
BizraeBr eignnin-gTsh eA sstomretno fE arClhyir satnBi elf•i NecieG nsotics
-Christ'iMsaytni ocfKs n woled•g Mea'k ianngA p olo• gOyrt hodaonxdtyh e
EarlCyh ucrh.
3.T heS ycnretiHce riatgoef C hritsinaity 88
Cojnuirnugp C ahtolic-iReslgmii oFuuss iionEn g yp• St ilk Sapinc-deT he
BudidshItnl fueen icnC hristOiraing• i Dnress Rse heafrosCrah lir stiita-yn
Mtihrasim• TheC hucrho ft hSeh awdso- Waintgii nt hWe ings.
4.J usWtho W eret he J?e ws 129
Genes-Firiss itvn enytou rJ ewt,h einvn enyto uCrhr i•s Otu to fE gypt?
PalpabNloene snes • ImeprliI asarelK?i ng DTahveBi odyW, o nde• rK ing
SolomTohneE? m perwoirt hC lNoot •h Oens tMhaegr inosfa ReaElm pei r-
Isriateealsn dAs ysrian• sB abyl-oNnut ruritnhJgee wiPsrhi eosdt.h o
5.C hirsntiiatyF'sab raiitcoFnac tory 170
TheE ve-rChnagiWnogr odf G od• "Makr"• "BorthJeamre s•" T heM ytihcal
"VgiirMna yr"• TheM ythi"cStaPle te• r""J oh• n""L ue"k• "Mtatehw".
6.J esu-Tshe I magniaryF riend 263
A SufreoiftJ esu!s eB-sutNo " JesoufNs a zare• Ntahz"ea tr-hT heTo wn
thaTth eolBougiy• lT th e" 1A2p ost•l Weosud"lt hey -lCioep?ay n dG lioyfr!
• Non-iCshatrnTi estiomny•? J esCuhsr i-sPta argoonfV irtue?
vi
7.R omaen tdh Jee ws 331
WorlCdu letC uornofundtshJ ee w•s M liaintTten deinec•s T heA posPtaluel•
'Wasr& Rumosuo rfW ars• T'h e PaineVdte yn gaenceo fH adira•n R abbnici
JudaiIsnmc .
HeaortfD akrness
8. 368
Contsantnie- PaganTh uMga kesC hirsatnEi mper•o Irtn ot hDe arkn•e ss
Chrisittiya"'ncsliw vair-"T hSet rgulgfeor P owe• rP opDea mauss- The
gagnstwehro h ierda pimtpor ewrtihtBeei b•l Teh!e odo-sMiuudrse ring
.thCeo mpeti•t TihoeCn l osMiinng-d D eatohfT olearnec • Chirsitaniozfi ng
thHe eathe• Sni n.
TheW orltdah tw asL ost
9. 441
ChirsitaynW irtecCkisiv ziialot•n D wasrfo nt hBeo nseo fG iatsn• Twilitgo hf
AncitMe endic• iGnaet hnegrD iarkne• sLso sWto rld
Turtahn Cdo nsequence
10. 491
LovYeou rN eihgbou?r• DemioslhithnJege sMuyst h- ah sitory.
Biibolgraphy
522
Index
527
JesuNse veErx itsedi sa c ompanivoounlm et ot hwee bsite
www.jesuvsenreesxtiecdo.m.
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JesNuesv Exeirs ted-Ac racpkoited a?
Ina c uletb uarseudp oCnh irstiittayhn dee noifaJ le sus'
existmeanyca ep peaatfrr i sgtl nacaeb surodre vesnut p.i d
Aftearl glo,e s atrhgmeue nt",m ansitresacmh olarship"
accetphtastt h eew rasa nh itsoriJceaslue sv,ei ntf h eei rs
noa greemeanstt oa tcuawlhlohy e w asp,r eciwsheelhny e
wasw,h ahte d iodrw hahte s aid.
Yeftor m oert ha2n0 0ye rasa m ionriotfcy o urageous
schoslh aarvdea erdt oq uestitohnee x istoefJn cees us.
Thesikre ptiacniodsu mt righto ft dheheni tisoarli cal
fgiuero fJ esiusns o tth ree souflp ter verosbed aucryi n
thfeac eo fo vewrhemlinegv identchece o tnaotry r.
Rat,hi eitr sar taiorneaslp ontshede e taort ohf e vidence
anda nh oensrtpi osttoem oert haans uspiocfi on
fabriioc.na t
JesuNso?,t hSeu n­The reobfuw thtaaatml u onttsot hfea kheit soriciozfa tion
godS ol. thuet liamthee raos ,a viwohuorr e scfuolewlseo srf rmo
deaitths ,e lcfanb enp orwe senteidcn riesnai navgnil vyi d,
Mosailct,a lica,c ohesainvdre e asoenxeeedgs iUsn.apa ltabalsie mt a yb e
SevillSep,a i2nn.d tos omet,he ei rsn otighns piroirtm uiaarclu liontu hsi s
centAuDry. expoisoiTnth.ep hatnom supo.eo frt hheCerh irstsitaonr y
emegredo vetri maen fdr oamp artilcasuro cmiialli ienau
culetl uornagtt unteodr eligisoyunst hBeeseilfsics.r eated
thmea nt,h mea n ndoictdr eatthebe e lf.si e
Ifc oelcltiwvies htfhuiln skeienmgts o por oiscaa n
explatniaofnos ru cahg arndi deaJ eassuC sh rti,Ks igno f
Kingrse,f lfeorc tma o mentth atth sea mper oceosfs ,
fashionaJi ensgfu rso wmi htionn eo'wsnp sycahned
protjienchgi mba ciktn oa n cainepnatg eacnotnn,tu ies
evetno daIyti. sh owc hilednhr ave bienoedcnt rinated,
genaetriaoftne gre nreaitoTnh.ei lsliuoinsfa r giel,i t
reuqiersf aitbhe cauisates slatutsh rea itonsaeln saensd
From' Huoseo ft he
isc oonfunddb eye vedrya ielxyp ieern:ct eh"eir hgteous"
Planteari.u'm
suffmeifrsor tnuei ne qumaelsa uera st huen gyo.d l
Belvieerasr ceo mofrtetdh atth efiairti hsn ov aiinls liuon
The p7l anetary
byt haes surtahnacuteni leka ltlh oet hgeord osf
divinoitnti hees
antuiitqtyh,e sai olrne hanah dit soripcraenlsc eeF.e wa re
mosagiacv teh eir
awraej utsh owc ontenitstih oaustsu pposition.
nametsot hdea yosf
The" Jesoufhs it sorwya"sl onhge lcda ptbiyvt eh e
thwee ek.
Chucrhi ts.Be ulftfr otmh Aeg eo fE nglhitentmle enss
reveenrtmiianldg sa eidna ccetsots h per isoannedr were
agahstth aotny l sap etcrwea st ob ef oundT.ha t
realizbaetgiaaonf ni r ecwea rb etwecerni taincds
deefndseo rft hfeai t.Uh tlmiatleyu,n albet or esist
advaensic ns cieanncdsec holeanrqlyuy,ti hrCeh ucrh
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masrhlaelidt vsa srte srocuetsoc liamt haec adehmiigch
gronudI.te s tbalisahnedsdt affseedim niaerasn dco lglees
ofb iblsitcu,adf lyun deudni versaintdsi peoson rsed
archaeorlseoegair.cIc anhcl o nsenqcueme,o sNte w
Testamesncth oslh aarvbee ednr awfnrm o threan kso f
"eblvieerasn"da p poracthh esiujrbe tcw itahc eartin
revreencTeh.ea yr aet p ainnostt o vgeo iffnecoer d itsurb
theen thusiJaessmlu osov fe ervse,wn h etnh eev ideinsc e
cleard aamnndi ng.
Whatevtehrne u naceosft hepiarir ctuilsbater lf,is euch
schoslf airntdh esmelvsetasrd dltiwnowg o rlIdnos n.e
worlsdat,n dast heologJiecsaCulhs r iswti,tw hh omt hey
mayw ellh avae" persorneaallt iopn"sT.hhi aJte siuss
acknowlteod gabem eda ttoeffra i t.hI nt hoet hweorr ld
pearmbluat"etshh eit soriJceasslu"A .c aedmisoc f
preosfsioitnneaglyr t ihtemya yb eb uftai tihfn ormtsh eir
midnsete veanst heeyx pelt ohroitsh weorr lTdhe.i r
deatlide,o ftmeent icuilnovuess,t iogfa tthishioteno r y,
culeta unrdp oiltiocfPs a lesitnti hnseee cotnedm ple
perihoadcs r eaatnehd it sorliylca authitoartive
backogurnTdh.ev eracoiftt hyce o ntiesxnt oi tn q uestion,
RomanJ duaea i1ns ctte hnet urcye artAiyDne lxtiesd.
Buitit s a gnasitth giasrp hbiacc kgrtohuantwd a af terh in
contsruocf"t J esmuask"e sh issp ectarpaple araHneic se .
itnrudiendtt ohse c enaesa c onsueeqneoc ff aintohot f
hitsoyr,f ora ltlh seo -leclad "envciedfsoer"J esaursle a te
andp arotfa f orgemriyw lhli chahcs h aacrterised
Christifarnotimht 2eyn dc entduorwytn o o uorw nt imIet.
isth hei tsoriccoanlt ietxstwe hlfi acllho wtsh peh natom
savitoo"u irlv e""d,i aen"d" e rsrurecatn"d thcearseitbt ys
falsseh adboawc ukp ohnit sory.
"We'rcee rtatihant J erusaelxeims tHeedr,o Pdha, risees
andR omanwsh,yn oatJ es?u"sC ue thoev eDriys c
Chandnoeclu meyn:"t hTaersaer e ttyhepeo fs andals
Jesuwso ulhdae v worn.T hisi st hety peo ft rehee w ould
havrees teudn de"r .
Inertoiftae h SOopftt ion
Int hwei dweorr olfda cadempiroasf,ei sonhaitlsoi ranasr e
nonte cersiselanyg agbeyad n y tpialcraurt eirneisntt h e
issoufe Jepseurs s teh eayer all atwoaeoro fi ts
-
contrsoivnaealrt uRraei.s aendde d uacteidna C hriasnt i
culett uhreayer c onteeinttth oea rs sumJee sus (lainvde d
defteort hoep inioofbn iisbc lsaple ciiswathls oa roef ten
meno ff aith,)g vioernt hpea ucoifet vyi deef norc gaer at
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maynh itsoripcearls onaprgeefsta,hc eeui ncre rtnatiwyi th
a" probab"l.Fy oerx ampilnae r ,e cesncth olarly
investiigtnoat thi'eor neJ aels ubsyG' e zVae rm(ehsTe
ChangFiancge so fJ esu2s0,0 )0,th wer itaetnr op oint
conssit dheatrth ep esruhmeraoyn oattc uahlalvye
exis,tb eedneaatlthlh lea yseo rfi nvenhteis oo n
assidupoeuesallwsya yI.n deVeedrm,e csl osweist h a
dreaomfa r eturniCnhgr isntod, o utbhtse a mdeer amh e
haadt t hbeeg iinnnogf shtiusd Byu!t thheei nsa,
Jew/iCsahotlhsicch o.l ar
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Novelitss
Simillyt,ah rree nohwints oiraMnci haGerla nitna, n
ivnetsigaotfiJ oens uissh, a pptyop asosv enro n­
"Dsiconcnegrtilwy,e
existienanm ceee rt wop araapgsrhy ebte c ontweintth
don oktn owwh o
thcea vlaiceorm me"nJte swuassp robabbolrnya t
anyo ft haeu thoorsf
Nazar.et.oh.rp erhasposm oet hsemra plllae c.("J esus,
thfoeu rG ospels
19991,7 1T)h.o uogbhil getdor epoartg aainnad g ain
were.
thatth eirse envoi deeo nroc nylf abrica'teevdi dence'
froaml atteirm hee,m aitnianasn i snitsentcher oughout
Thet raditiotahnst
thatth seh adofwiyge 'u mruts'be r elaC.o ntrarai wise,
thewye rew rittebny
schowlhaoar n onuncetsh ahtet hisnt kheew rasn o
Jesu'as postles
hitsoriJceasliu sls ei lktyof caes corenv,er ni diacnudl e,
Mattheawn dJ ohn,
wiglali lni tftorhl eic san do.uI rti sm uchs affeorr
andP ausl '
acadesmt ioa cvetrh "e porbbaitlyi aom fa nb ehitnhde
companiMoanrks legend"w heiavlgereun g it nhalta yseo rfe ncrteumdsy th
andL ukea,reI na ny obscukrneo wiannygti hnagb ouhti m.
casseu jbectt o
grave and virtTuhai"lssl ayfa en"df ,rn aklyg,u tloepstsim oanit naisnismt ualne­
insuperdaobulb.et. so. u stlhy"e o sbcuroifta cy a"r peinnt eaarnn c ipernvoti ncial
backwa(at"besre nocfee v ideinsnc oeet v ideonfc e
Ande vetnh ouitg h abseen"ca)n dan a cadedmeaitcch mefnrto" maf itihs sues"
hasn obte en whircahi stehdas tu popseodb sceg uururt oa n icsaottnuisc.
possitboel set iasbhl
who tehvea ngelists
are,t heeym ergaes AF lwaedS cenario
fourv eryd isctti n
Indivi-dusaol s
Yewt oludc,o uladw or-lafdithha vaer isfernoam
ditisnctth atthe y
nonnetiwthyof aidl ehinio sw nl eitmfiet oh avbee en
often steoe m
notibcyea dn yonHeo?wc reidtaibsilt teh aatw andering
presenntoo tn e
rabbwih,o w rotneo thhiinmegsl ,af na lsraon-i naw orld
Jesubsu,fot u r."
fulolff akirsso,o thsaaynederx so rcciosuthlsad,v cea st
sucahs plea lst oh avree veartbeetdrh rotuhgaehg es?
-MicaheGlr ant
(Jesu1s8,0ft)
A "minaiilsmJte"s iusasc tauyll lesssas tficatotrhya nno
Jesautsa lble causset irqeliutlei sra s eareclhs ewefh ore r
threo otst hneoe f wr elig.i oAnintfdh reo oaterst ob e
foundel sewehw ehrat niese det f horet rhoeb scure
personaanwgyaey ?
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