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How Jesus Sounded to a First-Century Galilean

July 31, 2026 · 1 min read

This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Scot McKnight, Jesus, People, Pharisees: Exploring the Conflict in Galilee (Fortress Press, 2026) On more than a dozen occasions in this provocative book, Scot McKnight claims the Gospels are exaggerating. Some of these exaggerations, of numbers and geographical reach, he regards as relatively minor and forgivable. Read more...

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