The Problem of the Historicity of Jesus

the Current of the Mythicalists

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One of the fundamental elements of Christianity is the belief in Jesus as a historical person who was born in a specific time and place, performed tangible miracles, was martyred on the cross and then resurrected just as the New Testament states. But is there extrabiblical evidence for all of the above? Is this a true story or just another myth? This question is examined by Mythicism, a current of ideas that advocates that many gods of antiquity, among them Jesus, were not real persons, but mythological characters that presented common archetypal elements and in several cases symbolized natural phenomena such as the Sun, weather conditions, geological changes, etc. The first Mythologists began to investigate the problem of the historicity of Jesus in the late 18th century. Additional evidence has since been recorded by academics, historians, theologians and independent researchers, shedding more light on the mystery of Jesus' life. This book brings together the opinions of several modern representatives of Mythicism who present their positions to the Greek public for the first time. Minas Papageorgiou's journalistic research includes nineteen interviews with scholars and academics who answer with thorough evidence and serious arguments the question: was Jesus a historical person or not? In this research, the following participate with exclusive interviews: Dr. Robert Price (theologian), Dr. Richard Carrier (historian), Dr. Maria Dzielska (historian), Dr. Gerd Ludemann (theologian), Dr. Gunnar Samuelsson (theologian), Dr. Lena Einhorn (biologist and historical researcher), Dr. Payam Nabarz (author and Mithraic temple revivalist), Raphael Lataster (religionist), Earl Doherty (historian), DM Murdock / Acharya S (author and researcher of comparative mythology), Kenneth Humphreys (author and researcher), Joseph Atwill (author and researcher), Neil Godfrey (coordinator of the Mythical blog Vridar), Fritz Heede (director), Fransesco Carotta (linguist and researcher), Daniel Unterbrink (author and researcher), Ioannis Bousiou (researcher and master of ceremonies of the "Gardens of Adonis"), Christos Morfos (writer and researcher), and Harita Mini (philologist and writer).

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Minas N. Papageorgiou was born in 1983 in Athens and grew up in the island of Karpathos. He studied Statistics at the University of the Aegean and Journalism at the Professional Journalism Workshop. Since 2010, he is the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Phenomena" in the newspaper "Eleftheros Typos". He is a founding member and communications officer of the Greek Metaphysical Community (metafysiko.gr), the largest Greek online organization for the study and search of philosophical, historical and strange topics. He was also a founding member and communications officer of the student group K.A.P.A (Aegean University Search Center). He has collaborated with several magazines in the field of intellectual search, publishing studies, opinions and interviews he has received from intellectuals in Greece and abroad. He is one of the producers of the "Stargate" radio show, while he has organized and participated in many events and speeches, documentaries and excursions related to his special interests. This is his third book.

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