Tom Harpur

Tom Harpur
Born
Thomas William Harpur

(1929-04-14)April 14, 1929
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 2, 2017(2017-01-02) (aged 87)
Occupations
Known forToronto Star religion editor
Spouses
Mary Clark
(m. 1956, divorced)
Susan Coles
(m. 1980)
Children3
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchAnglican Church of Canada
Ordained1956 (priest)
Congregations served
St. John's York Mills, North York
St. Margaret's-in-the-Pines, Scarborough
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-disciplineNew Testament studies
InstitutionsWycliffe College, Toronto
Notable worksThe Pagan Christ (2004)
Websitetomharpur.com Edit this at Wikidata

Thomas William Harpur (April 14, 1929 – January 2, 2017) was a Canadian biblical scholar, columnist, and broadcaster. An ordained Anglican priest, he was a proponent of the Christ myth theory, the idea that Jesus did not exist but is a fictional or mythological figure.[1] He was the author of a number of books, including For Christ's Sake (1986), Life after Death (1996), The Pagan Christ (2004), and Born Again (2011 and 2017).[2]

  1. ^ Maurice Casey Jesus: Evidence and Argument or Mythicist Myths? T&T Clark 2014 TOM HARPUR p.19-20
  2. ^ "The Pagan Christ", CBC, December 6, 2007.