Did Jesus actually exist as a historical personage roughly
corresponding to the various stories given in the four New
Testament gospels? Was he really born In Bethlehem and crucified by
Pilate? These questions are usually answered with an unqualified
'yes', and often with an expression of outrage or ridicule that any
such doubts could even be voiced. Yet it is considered quite normal
to question the historical existence of other legendary figures,
such as King Arthur or William Tell, who, like Jesus, are not
attested to by any surviving contemporary records. In The Jesus
Legend, G. A. Wells explains how the story of Jesus developed
through telling and re-telling, from an early version in the
letters of Paul (who does not mention Jesus in connection with any
specific time or place) to the more elaborate and detailed pictures
later presented in the New Testament gospels. Professor Wells also
replies to recent criticisms of his own radical theory of the
origin of Christianity.
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