Project Gutenberg 2014-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 124 Drews, Arthur 1865 1935 Drews, Arthur Christian Heinrich Drews, Christian Heinrich Arthur Burns, C. Delisle 1879 1942 Burns, Cecil Delisle Die Christusmythe. English The Christ Myth Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Christ Myth" by Arthur Drews is a scholarly work that delves into the historical and philosophical analysis of the figure of Jesus, written in the early 20th century. The book explores the contentious idea that the accounts of Jesus in the Gospels may be founded on mythological, rather than historical, elements, forming a critical discourse surrounding the existence of an actual historical Jesus. Drews aims to challenge conventional religious beliefs, suggesting that the essential narratives regarding Jesus are more accurately understood as constructs emerging from broader cultural and religious influences of the time. At the start of the text, Drews sets the stage for his argument by recounting the intellectual landscape surrounding the historical Jesus debate. He references various thinkers, both contemporary and historical, who questioned the existence of Jesus as a historical figure. The preface outlines a significant shift in scholarly opinion, revealing a growing skepticism towards the traditional theological views that uphold an actual Jesus. Drews provides a sweeping overview of how ancient religions and philosophies influenced early Christianity, suggesting that the portrayal of Jesus is intertwined with a rich tapestry of earlier myths and beliefs, ultimately leading to a radically different understanding of his significance within the religious discourse of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45540/45540-h/images/cover.jpg en Jesus Christ -- Historicity Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. BT Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 865147 865154 2024-09-19T06:43:00.933602 2023-09-19T17:48:33.853700 text/html text/html 869533 2014-04-30T04:54:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 348608 2014-04-30T04:54:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 379858 2024-09-19T06:43:16.183522 application/epub+zip 390450 2024-09-19T06:43:04.407572 application/epub+zip 361474 2024-09-19T06:43:02.679589 application/epub+zip 654614 2024-09-19T06:43:24.004496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574475 2024-09-19T06:43:14.456542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524114 2022-09-20T18:32:11.731276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573470 573233 2024-09-19T06:42:58.347610 2023-09-19T17:48:31.289703 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 573027 2014-04-30T04:54:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212891 2014-04-30T04:54:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 573192 2014-04-30T04:54:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212644 2014-04-30T04:54:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21127 2024-09-19T06:43:24.289452 application/rdf+xml 14023 2024-09-19T06:43:02.927560 image/jpeg 1879 2024-09-19T06:43:02.808564 image/jpeg 350428 2024-09-19T06:43:01.007592 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog