Jesus from Outer Space

Sales-limiting title but thorough scholarship

If, like me, you were persuaded by Carrier’s exhaustive scholarly treatment of the mythicist hypothesis he argued for in On the Historicity of Jesus, but need a shorter, condensed and more accessible summary of its arguments, this will do the job. It’s ironic, given that Carrier is at pains to promote his version of mythicism as credible and scholarly, compared to those of “crank” authors, that he (or was it his publisher?) chose a title that screams crankery. Don’t let the title put you off though, as this book’s claims are thoroughly and expertly argued.