Is Jesus History?

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What can we really know for sure about the past? Can anything from ancient history be regarded as 'fact'? In particular, how seriously can we take the historical sources for the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth? Did he really even live in first-century Galilee and Judaea, or is he a figure of legend? In this timely book, historian Dr John Dickson unpacks how the field of history works, giving readers the tools to evaluate for themselves what we can confidently say about figures like the Emperor Tiberius, Alexander the Great, Pontius Pilate, and, of course, Jesus of Nazareth. He presents the evidence, methods, and conclusions of mainstream scholars--both Christian and not--and asks some pertinent contemporary questions, without offering any pushy answers: If Jesus really did exist, what are we to make of his own claims and those of his followers, and what would any of it mean for us today?
Product Specifics
Item ID: 727463
ISBN-10: 1784983659
ISBN-13: 9781784983659
Speedy: 168648
Publication Date: Sep 20, 2019
Format: Trade Paper
Language: ENG

About John Dickson

Starting out as a professional singer-songwriter, John Dickson now works as a writer, speaker, historian, and media presenter. He is the author of more than a dozen books, and the presenter of three TV documentaries on the origins of Christianity. He teaches Historical Jesus at the University of Sydney, and is the Distinguished Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Public Christianity at Ridley College, Melbourne. He produces a weekly podcast called Undeceptions. During 2017-2019 he was a Visiting Academic in the Faculty of Classics at Oxford University researching the use of memory techniques in ancient education. In all that he does, whether in the media or the church, creative or academic, he strives to be a public advocate for the Christian faith in sceptical times. Having lost his father in a major air disaster when he was young, John has always felt an affinity with the deeper questions and doubts of our world. He lives in Sydney, and values his wife and three children above all other gifts of this life. Comenzando como cantante y compositor profesional, John Dickson ahora trabaja como escritor, orador, historiador y presentador de medios. Es autor de m�s de una docena de libros y presentador de tres documentales de televisi�n sobre los or�genes del cristianismo. Ense�a Jes�s hist�rico en la Universidad de Sydney, y es miembro distinguido y profesor titular de cristianismo p�blico en el Ridley College de Melbourne. Produce un podcast semanal llamado Undeceptions. Durante 2017-2019 fue acad�mico visitante en la Facultad de Cl�sicos de la Universidad de Oxford investigando el uso de t�cnicas de memoria en la educaci�n antigua. En todo lo que hace, ya sea en los medios de comunicaci�n o en la iglesia, creativo o acad�mico, se esfuerza por ser un defensor p�blico de la fe cristiana en tiempos esc�pticos. Habiendo perdido a su padre en un gran desastre a�reo cuando era joven, John siempre ha sentido una afinidad con las preguntas y dudas m�s profundas de nuestro mundo. Vive en Sydney y valora a su esposa y sus tres hijos por encima de todos los dem�s regalos de esta vida.

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