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From the Archives: Debunking Antisemitic Propaganda About the Death of Christ.

Professor Emeritus of biblical studies at DePaul University in Chicago John Dominic Crossan (CROSS-in). A native of Ireland, ordained as a priest in the U.S. (he left the Priesthood in 1969). Crossan is a founding member of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars who meet to determine the authenticity of Jesus' sayings in the Gospels. Crossan wrote the book, "Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography." Crossan's latest book is "Who Killed Jesus: Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of The Death of Jesus "(Harper San Francisco 1995). His book, "Who is Jesus" will be coming out in the Fall. (REBROADCAST from 4/3/95)

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