Jesus Before Christianity has established itself as an essential text for thinking Christians. It is much more than a new and original approach to a subject that still interests many people today; it is a courageous attempt to face the present world crisis and the problem of the survival of the human species. The serious concern has enabled the author to be refreshingly honest about Jesus. The portrait of Jesus that emerges introduces us to the man as he was before he became enshrined in doctrines, dogmas, and ritual. Nothing is assumed; the historical evidence about Jesus is allowed to speak for itself and shows a man who was deeply involved in the real problems of his time which turn out be the real problems of our time too.