Publisher Description

Jesus of Nazareth is one of the most famous men in history. There are good reasons to believe that he walked the earth some two thousand years ago, and was eventually crucified.
But what about Jesus Christ, son of God? What if he never existed? What if the divine, virgin-born, resurrected Jesus Christ was a myth, a lie-evena hoax? That would have huge implications for modern day Christianity; it would mean that there is a gigantic falsehood at the core of the religion ofsome two billion people.
In this book, Dr. David Skrbina presents a profound and stunning theory: that St. Paul and a band of followers constructed a 'Jesus hoax.' They took a kernel of truth based on Jesus, the man, and turned him into the divine savior of humanity. They did so as a way to strike back at the hated Roman Empire, and to undermine its strength among the common people. The absolute lack of corroborating evidence for the so-called biblical Jesus, and the fact that key documents such as the four Gospels were written decades after his time, all support this theory.
Everyone, regardless of religious belief, needs to be aware of this astonishing story. This is not just ancient history; it has vast implications for many areas of modern life.

Author Biography

David Skrbina, PhD, has taught philosophy at the University of Michigan (Dearborn) for 15 years. He is the author or editor of more than 12 books, including "The Metaphysics of Technology" (2015, Routledge) and "Panpsychism in the West" (2nd ed, 2017, MIT Press).

Review

"Stunning critique of Christianity and the Jesus story. There is nothing like this on the market today. It has echoes of Nietzsche and others, but the clarity of presentation and the new argumentation make this a truly compelling account. Skrbina takes on the orthodoxy in a no-holds-barred fashion -- not a book for the timid! And the expanded 2nd edition is a major improvement on what was already an excellent work. Highly recommended."-- Barron's Literary Review
"Superb work, clear, direct, to the point, and well-researched. If Skrbina is even close to correct here, Christianity is in for a truly rude awakening. And as he says, the implications of a Jesus Hoax go well beyond religion. ... Five stars."-- Chalcis Reviews

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