Who does John say was sent to arrest him?
A “band of soldiers and officers” (xviii, 3, New Ver.).
This contradicts the Synoptics, who declare that it was a mob of civilians.
The Christ: A Critical Review and Analysis of the Evidences of His Existence
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About This Book
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.