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The Christ Myth — Arthur Drews

The Christ Myth

Arthur Drews

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 224 pages

The Christ Myth is a collection of essays by German philosopher Arthur Drews, examining the idea that Jesus of Nazareth never existed as a historical figure. Drews argues that the Gospel stories are mythical in origin, drawing on comparative religion and early Christian writings. It remains a notable example of early twentieth-century freethought and biblical criticism.

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Original Title Page.
THE CHRIST MYTH
THE CHRIST MYTH
BY
ARTHUR DREWS, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE
TECHN. HOCHSCHULE, KARLSRUHE
TRANSLATED FROM THE THIRD EDITION

(REVISED AND ENLARGED) BY C. DELISLE
BURNS, M.A.
T. FISHER UNWIN
LONDON: 1 ADELPHI TERRACE
LEIPZIC: INSELSTRASSE 20
(All rights reserved.)
TO
MY FRIEND
WILHELM VON SCHNEHEN

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Contents

  1. PREFACE TO THE FIRST AND SECOND EDITIONS
  2. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
  3. CONTENTS
  4. THE CHRIST MYTH THE PRE-CHRISTIAN JESUS
  5. I THE INFLUENCE OF PARSEEISM ON THE BELIEF IN A MESSIAH
  6. II THE HELLENISTIC IDEA OF A MEDIATOR (PHILO)
  7. III JESUS AS CULT-GOD IN THE CREED OF JEWISH SECTS
  8. IV THE SUFFERINGS OF THE MESSIAH
  9. V THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH. THE BAPTISM
  10. VI THE SELF-OFFERING OF THE MESSIAH. THE SUPPER
  11. VII SYMBOLS OF THE MESSIAH: THE LAMB AND THE CROSS
  12. THE CHRISTIAN JESUS
  13. I THE PAULINE JESUS
  14. II THE JESUS OF THE GOSPELS
  15. THE RELIGIOUS PROBLEM OF THE PRESENT
  16. INDEX
  17. UNWIN’S THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY
  18. Colophon
  19. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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