Origins of Christianity, I: Was There an Historical Jesus?

     Please read  The
Jesus Puzzle: Was There No Historical Jesus?", by Earl Doherty. It
is mirrored here
.

     Write, and send to me and to your group, a 300-word essay, in
which you identify:

     * the main elements of Doherty's argument;

     * the documentary evidence his argument rests on;

     * the conclusions he draws from this evidence, and whether
those conclusions are logical or not.