Kate asked:

Who is Jesus Christ?

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Don't you mean "was"?

Ken Stern

If you refer to Jesus of history, I would suggest to consult Albert Schweitzer's book The Quest of the
Historical Jesus, A Critical Study of its Progress(1910) (the English translation can be read online in
www.earlychristianwritings.com/schweitzer— 6k). In this work Schweitzer develops his own
interpretation of Jesus' life emphasizing the humanity of Jesus. He comments in the book the works
of scholars who had themselves, in the past, studied the issue. If I am not mistaken, since 1910 there
is no new discoveries which could add some more significant hypothesis to the ones advanced by
Schweitzer and his predecessors.

>From time to time some writer claims that the early Christians did invent Jesus as a historical
person. The most sophisticated of this type of claims could be found in the books (several) of G. A.
Wells. However, today nearly all historians accept that Jesus existed. It is even said that we know
more about Jesus than about any other religious personality of his century.

You may also consult the Historical Jesus Theories site ( www.early
christianwritings.com/theories.html — 100k).

If you refer to Jesus Christ of faith, I would suggest to consult the Nicene Creed, a brief Christian
statement of faith. In it you would find what exactly is Jesus Christ for the mainstream Christian
believer. Roman Catholics (900 million people), Eastern Orthodox (250 — 300 million), trinitarian
Anglicans and Protestants, all refer to this creed.

The text of the Nicene Creed can be found in the book Documents of the Christian Churchselected
and edited by Henry Bettenson (Oxford Press, several printings) or in Christian instructional
manuals.You may also read it online in several web sites. Look for Nicene Creed.

Jean Nakos