Jesus the Magician
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Jesus the Magician is a 1978 book by
Semitic paganism
" (p. 68).
Background
The idea that
magic
."
Smith was featured discussing his theories in the controversial television documentary series, Jesus: The Evidence (1984: LWT for Channel 4).[1]
Reception
Bart Ehrman referred to the book as “uncannily smart, incredibly learned” in the preface for the 2014 edition of the book. Kirkus Reviews describes the book as "carefully researched, elegantly written, and thoroughly prejudiced."[2]
Barry Crawford (
magical papyri
, but his ignorance of current Gospel research is abysmal.”
Editions
- Harper & Row (1978), ISBN 978-0-06-067412-0.
- Barnes & Noble Books (1993), ISBN 1-56619-285-4.
- Ulysses Press (1998), ISBN 978-1-56975-155-8.
References
Sources
- Hans Dieter Betz, "The Birth of Christianity as a Hellenistic Religion: Three Theories of Origin," The Journal of Religion 74 (1994), pp. 1–25
- Barry Crawford, Journal of the American Academy of Religion (1979), 321–322.
- Celsus, On the True Doctrine. A Discourse Against the Christians tr. by R. Joseph Hoffmann (1987), p. 53 n3.
- William G. Dever, Did God Have a Wife? Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel (2005), 4.
- H.S. Versnel, "Some Reflections on the Relationship Magic-Religion," Numen 38 (1991), pp. 177–197.
- Jennifer Viegas, "Earliest reference describes Christ as 'magician'" October 1, 2008. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26972493 Accessed November 2, 2009.
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