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Title: Many questions - no answers
Review: In an easy read, John Cobb presents several approaches to the historical Jesus, never evaluating, never revealing his own opinion. This book is an invitation to think about Jesus' role in history, both for oneself and for others. I do not nearly agree with all the views presented, but some of the questions Cobb poses still are with me and continue to challenge me, as often the answer in the Bible is (relatively) clear, but the people one might discuss those questions with probably won't accept the Bible's authority. My roommate and I had a lengthy discussion on whether this thinking is for everyone or limited to the intellectually and theologically interested - a first outcome of having read this book. You, too, might find yourself thinking at the end of this book - or you will most likely have laid it aside in indignation.
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