Was there a Christ who was born of a virgin; worked miracles among the masses; and was tried, crucified, and later resurrected to ascend to heaven? According to John E. Remsburg, while, for all we know, there may be some historical evidence for the existence of a man named Jesus, neither he nor anyone else could have been the Christ.
To establish this claim, Remsburg discusses the supposed miracles of the Christ; reviews the writings of well-known authors of the period; assesses the evidence offered by Christian apologists for the birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurection of the Christ; and then offers a detailed analysis of both religious and pagan sources to ascertain how the Christ myth came about. This nineteenth-century classic is a valuable contribution to the history of frethought in America.
437 pages Publication date 21st September, 1995
ISBN 0-87975-924-0
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