... by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John don't even provide a history of Christ, but only detached anecdotes of him. It appears from these books, that the whole time of his being a preacher was not more than eighteen months; and it was only during this short time that those men became acquainted with him. They make mention of him at the age of ... the form of the crucifixion itself is "within the limits of probability." Another area that is problematic for Paine is the obvious fact that he admires the morality of the preacher Jesus Christ. However, this also cannot be interpreted as a belief in...

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... the sayings of the rabbis, that is, after all, what he was, or in the wisdom of Socrates and Confucius. In Christian teaching, Jesus cannot be less than the supreme preacher and exemplar of the moral life, but for most Christians that, by itself, does not do full justice to the significance of his life and work. What is known of ... ...

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