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The Christ: A Critical Review and Analysis of the Evidences of His Existence

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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.

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In the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, what befell the representatives of vagrancy and respectability?

“The beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom” (Luke xvi, 22).

“The rich man also died, ... and in hell he lifted up his eyes” (22, 23).

“See the red flames around him twine

Who did in gold and purple shine!

“While round the saint so poor below,

Full rivers of salvation flow.

“Jesus, my Lord, let me appear

The meanest of thy creatures here.”