“Well, I’m here to give the reality point of view, I guess,” declared Ellen Johnson, president of American Atheists. “Because the reality is, there is not one shred of secular evidence there ever was a Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ and Christianity is a modern religion. And Jesus Christ is a compilation from other gods: Horas …
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Have you ever met somebody with such personal magnetism that they are always the center of attention? Possibly their personality or intelligence—but something about them is enigmatic. Well, that’s the way it was two thousand years ago with Jesus Christ. But what makes Jesus relevant even today into the 21st century are the claims he …
Did Jesus have a secret marriage with Mary Magdalene? Was Jesus’ divinity invented by Constantine and the church? Were the original records of Jesus destroyed? Do recently discovered manuscripts tell the truth about Jesus? Has a gigantic conspiracy resulted in the reinvention of Jesus? According to the book and movie, The Da Vinci Code, that is …
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In July 2000, ABC News anchor Peter Jennings was in Israel broadcasting a television special on Jesus Christ. His program, “The Search for Jesus,” explored the question of whether the Jesus of the New Testament was historically accurate. Jennings featured opinions on the Gospel accounts from DePaul professor John Dominic Crossan, three of Crossan’s colleagues …
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Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. was called, the great imposter. Demara held phony identities of psychologist, university lecturer, college department head, school teacher, and prison warden. He even performed surgeries, as a bogus doctor. Some argue that Frank Abagnale was an even greater imposter. Between the ages of 16 and 21, Abagnale was one of the …
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Atheist Bertrand Russell, who doubted Jesus’ very existence, assumed that the resurrection of the body was impossible. In 1926, Russell wrote, “I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my own ego will survive.”1 Well, that’s cheerful. Russell clearly bordered on the morose, but we’ve all wondered, with perhaps more optimism, …
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In the February 2006 cover story, “The Passion of Kanye West,” Rolling Stone magazine features Grammy award winner West with a crown of thorns on his head. The image is a parody of Jim Caviezel’s portrayal of Jesus in The Passion of the Christ. Although West is known for his irreverence, having drawn fire for …
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Acknowledgments Table of Contents 1. Was Jesus a Real Person? 2. Is Jesus God? 3. Was There A DaVinci Conspiracy? 4. Is the New Testament Reliable? 5. Was Jesus the Messiah? 6. Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? 7. Is Jesus Relevant Today?