Sources: A Spectator's Guide to Jesus
Dr John Dickson describes the key sources for our knowledge of the life of Jesus, assessing them from the perspective of an historian.
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Dr John Dickson describes the key sources for our knowledge of the life of Jesus, assessing them from the perspective of an historian.
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