Authors: Gregory A. Boyd and Paul Rhodes Eddy
The Christian apologetic of Lord, Liar, or Lunatic made famous by C. S. Lewis has gained recent skepticism. Many twenty-first century critics of Christianity believe the biblical portrait of Jesus Christ is based on myth. Lord or Legend? puts skeptics claims to the test against multiple scholarly disciplines — including history, ethnography, anthropology, and folklore — to uncover fascinating truths about the historical Jesus. Authors Gregory A. Boyd and Paul Rhodes Eddy address pressing questions like: Was first-century Judaism an environment for pagan mythological beliefs? How are the Gospels accurate if they originated through oral tradition? Do similarities between Jesus and other myths discredit Christianity? Are the Scriptures historically accurate? Biased? Translated accurately? Do archaeological findings support or refute biblical accounts? Lord or Legend? is written in an accessible format for all lay readers, whether they are believers in or skeptics of Christianity.