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Are There Non-Religious Biographies About Jesus Christ?

philsterr July 02, 2019 at 16:24 2625 views 5 comments
While I'm not religious, I find Jesus one of the most fascinating historical figures.
One of my favorite musicals is Jesus Christ Superstar, because I feel like it depicts Jesus' life in a way it could actually have happened.

Are there "accurate" movies/books about Jesus without any actual miracles and magic in them?

Comments (5)

christian2017 July 02, 2019 at 16:42 #303163
Reply to philsterr

Assuming Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are correct (assumption) then it might be that all the accounts of him some how ended up in the Bible. I think Josephus mentioned him. If you don't believe in magic, extra-natural or super-natural then who can blame you for not believing Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
philsterr July 02, 2019 at 16:47 #303166
Reply to christian2017
Okay, on a second thought it's not really the truth I'm looking for, more non-religious interpretations of Jesus' life and his teachings.
To me, Jesus Christ Superstar is something like that.

The Bible is a tad too... wordy and hard to interpret. Guess I'm looking for extracts.
christian2017 July 02, 2019 at 16:50 #303168
Reply to philsterr

thats fair.
T Clark July 02, 2019 at 16:51 #303170
Quoting philsterr
Are there "accurate" movies/books about Jesus without any actual miracles and magic in them?


On the web, type in "historical Jesus." You'll find lots of stuff.
Fooloso4 July 02, 2019 at 17:19 #303180
The Historical Jesus in Context, edited by Amy-Jill Levine.