The Jesus Legend

Another look at the historical evidence for Jesus, this time answering critics of earlier books. Wells details the legendary nature of much of what is included in the gospels, and dissects the works of Paul to determine if Paul reported on the life of a man who had recently lived and died in Palestine. This book is not as interesting as his other works, primarily because it treads some of the same ground, but also because it is focused very much on those critics who have been publishing about his earlier works. It is still readable and thoroughly researched. The author remains consistently agnostic about the existence or non-existence of Jesus, but his conclusions will be disconcerting to many who are sure that someone existed, even if show more that someone was not divine. show less