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iskander wrote:OP:My review of Richard Carrier's "On the Historicity of Jesus"

GakuseiDon has posted a review. He likes to try to counter Carrier, often by misrepresenting him.

What book are you referring to? Carrier's 'On the Historicity of Jesus'?

see http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/arc ... nt-1057518


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