Earl Doherty | |
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| Born | 1941 (age 82–83) |
| Education | B.A. in Ancient History and Classical Languages (institution and date not identified) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Advocate of the Christ myth theory |
| Website | http://jesuspuzzle.com |
Earl J. Doherty (born 1941)[1] is a Canadian author of The Jesus Puzzle (1999), Challenging the Verdict (2001), and Jesus: Neither God Nor Man (2009). Doherty argues for a version of the Christ myth theory, the thesis that Jesus did not exist as a historical figure. Doherty says that Paul thought of Jesus as a spiritual being executed in a spiritual realm.[2]