What We Know About Jesus (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from What We Know About Jesus<br><br>I am aware that, while some readers will approve what I say in this book, others even among those who will agree in its conclusions, may deprecate my treatment of the life of Jesus. All sorts of familiar traditions tend subtly to prevent men who have been reared in the Christian faith from saying frankly what they think about its founder, and often forbid them to ask seriously what they do think. Many good people fear that the plain truth, if faced or uttered, may hurt the cause of religion, if not for themselves at least for others.<br><br>My intent in this little book is altogether positive, ethical and constructive. I have a firm faith that the search for the truth, if only modest and reverent, is always a wholesome and necessary means of moral and spiritual development. I have the same faith in the fearless utterance of the truth.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.