"The Legend of Jesus" Is Way Better Than the Gospels

Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist Church · Jun 19, 2024

Have you read “The Legend of Jesus”? In it, His brothers are among His first followers. They grew up with Him after all. In “The Legend of Jesus,” Jesus doesn’t get tired, and He doesn’t rest by the well in Samaria or fall asleep in the boat. The crowds don’t turn away from Him, and the disciples just seem to get it. They don’t keep dozing off in the garden when Jesus asks them to pray. And Peter certainly doesn’t cut off the ear of the high priest’s servant or deny that he’s one of Jesus’ followers. In “The Legend of Jesus,” Jesus doesn’t pray for the Father to let Him off the hook. And He…