"Remember, he was a fanatic, and there is no fanatic like a religious fanatic."

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"My point here is simply that, even if there was a historical Jesus lying back of the gospel Christ, he can never be recovered. If there ever was a historical Jesus, there isn't one any more."

— Robert M. Price

Religion1954

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