Jesus the magician

Book • 1978

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Mentioned by

Andrew Mark Henry

regarding Morton Smith's argument that Jesus, for all intents and purposes, was a magician.

Mentioned by

Victor Davis Hanson

as a book by a Columbia scholar, suggesting Jesus as a traveling magician.

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Cynthia Ozick

as the inspiration for the fictional character Merton Ames, whose life and work influenced the story's themes.

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