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A skeptical, systematic critique argues that the Christ of the New Testament is a constructed myth rather than a reliably attested historical person. It assesses the silence of contemporary writers, the anonymous and late character of the gospels, and the contradictions within infancy narratives, ministry accounts, crucifixion, and resurrection reports. The author evaluates the moral portrait and teachings attributed to the figure and traces parallels with older pagan religions and divinities as possible sources of the myth. The conclusion asserts that supernatural claims lack sufficient historical support and that veneration rests on literary and theological fabrication rather than firm documentary evidence.
Where was Jesus when he called Peter, James and John?
Matthew: “Walking by the sea of Galilee” (iv, 18–21).
Luke: On the lake in a ship (v, 1–11).
In regard to Matthew’s and Luke’s accounts of the calling of Peter, James and John, Strauss says: “Neither will bear the other to precede, or to follow it—in short, they exclude each other” (Leben Jesu, p. 337).