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Who Wrote the New Testament? : The Making of the Christian Myth
Who Wrote the New Testament The Making of the Christian Myth
Author: Burton L. Mack
In this groundbreaking and controversial book, Burton Mack brilliantly exposes how the Gospels are fictional mythologies created by different communities for various purposes and are only distantly related to the actual historical Jesus. Mack's innovative scholarship'which boldly challenges traditional Christian understanding'will change the way...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060655181
ISBN-10: 0060655186
Publication Date: 9/6/1996
Pages: 336
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Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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The only people who will NOT benefit from reading this book are the people who will NEVER read it: any religion which preaches damnation/fear/disenfranchisement unless you believe a CERTAIN thing is a CULT. What you are believing is a myth. NOT believing it does NOT make you an atheist; "Jesus of Nazareth" did not exist. This does NOT mean that "GOD" does not exist. When we, as a species, are able to step aside and around the politically driven, control oriented teachings of all religions, we will take one giant leap forward toward whatever such consciousness will allow: read Amit Goswami, Ph.D. ("God Is Not Dead") to discover the possibilities.
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