The Madness of King Jesus

Justin J. Meggitt

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Biblical Studies and Interpretation Classical Antiquity Studies Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity

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To argue that Jesus of Nazareth was put to death by the Roman authorities because they believed him to be a royal pretender of some kind, fails to explain satisfactorily why he was killed but his followers were not. A possible solution to this conundrum, which is supported by neglected contextual data, is that the Romans thought Jesus of Nazareth to be a deranged and deluded lunatic.

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