Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 191 Mangasarian, M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch) 1859 1943 Mangasarian, Mangasar Mugurditch The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Truth about Jesus: Is He a Myth?" by M. M. Mangasarian is a critical examination of the historicity of Jesus, written in the late 19th century. The book sets out to question the foundations of Christianity by analyzing the evidence and arguments surrounding the existence of Jesus, drawing parallels with mythological figures from various cultures. Mangasarian's work aims to explore whether Jesus is indeed a historical figure or merely a product of mythologization. The opening of the book presents a thought-provoking dialogue between a Greek character who has awakened after centuries and a priest, discussing the existence of deities such as Jesus and Apollo. The Greek character grapples with the idea that if Apollo, a god he believes in, cannot be proven to exist, then perhaps Jesus too is an idol rather than a deity. The priest argues for the reality of Jesus, claiming that beliefs rooted in faith are fundamentally different from the myths of ancient religions. This sets the stage for Mangasarian’s exploration of religious narratives, inviting readers to question the origins and credibility of the stories told about Jesus while establishing a framework for the discourse that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Rationalism Jesus Christ -- Historicity BL Text Christianity Category: History - Religious Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 374861 2025-08-03T06:37:29.915240 text/html 374682 2025-01-09T21:51:54.832956 text/html 217100 2025-08-03T06:37:36.776196 application/epub+zip 221204 2025-08-03T06:37:32.819232 application/epub+zip 214183 2025-08-03T06:37:31.642245 application/epub+zip 424769 2025-08-03T06:37:40.151191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397015 2025-08-03T06:37:36.097205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328285 2022-09-03T10:23:48.362487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350071 2025-08-03T06:37:29.595270 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345067 2020-12-29T10:40:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17966 2025-08-03T06:37:40.285170 application/rdf+xml 16194 2025-08-03T06:37:32.195201 image/jpeg 3792 2025-08-03T06:37:31.937203 image/jpeg 132037 2020-12-29T10:40:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 214294 2025-08-03T06:37:29.944235 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia