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Day: July 24, 2019


2019-07-24

Interesting New Book, “Questioning the Historicity of Jesus”

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by Neil Godfrey

Filed under: Biblical Studies, New Testament
Tags: Historical Jesus

No doubt of interest to some readers, a new title from Brill:

https://brill.com/view/title/54738?lang=en
https://brill.com/view/title/54738?lang=en

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Author Neil GodfreyPosted on 2019-07-24 05:21:19 GMT+00002019-07-24 05:21:20 GMT+0000Categories Biblical Studies, New TestamentTags Historical Jesus9 Comments on Interesting New Book, “Questioning the Historicity of Jesus”

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