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Publication date 1987 topics jesus christ, jesus christ publisher boston. Tom harpur, columnist for the toronto star, rhodes scholar, former anglican priest, and professor of greek and the new testament, is an internationally renowned writer on religious and ethical issues. Gift of tom harpur, 2016 dates discover archives university of. Tom harpur on bible mythology and why he says jesus christ. Tom harpurs book the pagan christ, which argues that christianity is stolen from pagan religions, was a top seller in 2004 despite criticism from the christian fundameltalist community.
A discussion of the jesus enigma, a 1975 book by hugh j. This is my commandment, that you love one another, as i have loved you. Tom harpur was a columnist for the toronto star, rhodes scholar, former anglican priest, and professor of greek and the new testament, and was an internationally renowned writer on religious and ethical issues. An ordained priest, he is a proponent of the christ myth theory, the idea that jesus did not exist historically, but is a mythical figure.
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