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To: haqihana who wrote (71104)	1/6/2000 7:47:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Haqihana, I am puzzled by the description of McDowell's book as "a book about Jesus that has little to do with theology". If not, then what does it have to do with? I looked this book up at Amazon.com, and it seems that while fierce Christians enjoyed it, readers evaluating it on more rational grounds found it lacking in the sense of its proofs, or logical arguments. In my own opinion, Jesus and Christianity are totally unrelated. I see that this book has been controversial--here is a rebuttal to it on the web: www3.islandnet.com I think maybe you misunderstand my interest in Jesus. I think he is fascinating simply because his legend, or perhaps his myth, is still so strong 2000 years later. Something extraordinary happened in that time and place, and I am curious about it. At the same time that I am interested in Jesus the man, I am not a Christian, and in fact as a pagan I have been persecuted by Christians. In fact, I think Christianity as a movement has had a very negative impact on history. In response to the book itself, I do not believe in miracles or supernatural events, and have no desire to do so. The scholars I do respect and find interesting approach Jesus from anthropological and archaeological perspectives, and not from a desire to believe in the legend. I think this kind of research is much more interesting and accurate. But thanks for the suggestion, anyway.