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Level 3: Book "Jesus for Most People" This page contains links to my book "Jesus for Most People". The book was first finished in 2010 and then slightly revised in 2012. Feel free to download and use the material here as you wish. I own the copyright in all this material, and retain all rights. If you use the material for a course or group, please credit me. Thanks.
The following links are to the parts of the book. The parts are long. If you can, choose the PDF option. DOC: Part 0: Introduction PDF ........ HTML ......... Text DOC: Part 0: Contents and Introduction PDF ......... HTML ........ Text DOC: Part 1: Basic Statements about Religion PDF ......... HTML ........ Text DOC: Part 2: Background about Jesus PDF .......... HTML ......... Text DOC: Part 3: Hebrews, Jews, and Christians PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: Part 4: Jesus and the Early Church PDF ......... HTML .......... Text DOC: Part 5: Evolution, Morality, and God PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: Part 6: Essays on Related Topics PDF ......... HTML ........ Text DOC: Part 7: Bibliography PDF ....... HTML ......... Text DOC: Whole book PDF only
The following links are to specific chapters. The list is long.
DOC: 00 00 Introduction PDF .......... HTML ........ Text
Part 1 Basic Statements DOC: 01 01 Background PDF ......... HTML ........ Text DOC: 01 02 Basic Beliefs PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 01 03 Continuation of Basic Beliefs PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 01 04 Religious Ideals and Practical Realty PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 01 05 Following Jesus in Fact PDF .......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 01 06 Intent, Mostly-Is, and All-About PDF .......... HTML ......... Text
Part 2 Basic Statements about Jesus DOC: 02 01 Avoiding Common Mistakes PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 02 02 Natural, Popular, and Local Common Religion PDF .......... HTML ........ Text DOC: 02 03 Some Terms and Ideas PDF ......... HTML ........ Text DOC: 02 04 Some Alternative Religious Stances PDF ......... HTML ......... Text
Part 3 Hebrews, Jews, and Christians DOC: 03 00 Introduction PDF.........HTML........Text DOC: 03 01 Hebrews and Jews 1: Basics PDF........HTML........Text DOC: 03 02 Hebrews and Jews 2: Prophets PDF.........HTML.........Text DOC: 03 03 Hebrews and Jews 3: The Time of Jesus PDF..........HTML.........Text DOC: 03 04 Christian Variations 1: Classical to Protestant PDF..........HTML.........Text DOC: 03 05 Christian Variations 2 Enlightenment to Now PDF..........HTML.........Text
Part 4 Jesus and the Early Church DOC: 04 01 About Jesus PDF .......... HTML .......... Text DOC: 04 02 Illustrating Points about Jesus PDF .......... HTML .......... Text DOC: 04 03 Illustrating Additional Topics about Jesus PDF ........... HTML ......... Text DOC: 04 04 Early Church 1: Overall PDF .......... HTML .......... Text DOC: 04 05 Early Church 2: Groups and Directions PDF .......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 04 06 Early Church 3: Growth PDF .......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 04 07 Selected Illustrations from the New Testament PDF ........ HTML ......... Text DOC: 04 08 Paul PDF ......... HTML .......... Text DOC: 04 09 Jesus' Intent, Mostly-Was, and All-About PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 04 10 Inside and Outside PDF .......... HTML .......... Text
Part 5 Evolution, Morality, and God DOC: 05 01 Moral Atheism PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 05 02 God and Nature PDF ......... HTML ........ Text DOC: 05 03 Evolutionary Precursors to Morality PDF ......... HTML ........ Text DOC: 05 04 The Evolution of Religion and Morality PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 05 05 Moral Variations and Moral Logic PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 05 06 Implications, Especially about Jesus PDF ......... HTML ....... Text
Part 6 Essays (some essays also found under Mike, Essays, Religion) DOC: 06 01 Do-Gooding, Working, Citizenship, and Crusading PDF ........ HTML ....... Text DOC: 06 02 Human Nature and Some Sacraments PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 06 03 Relation to God: Submission and Prayer PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 06 04 Golden Rule, What to Do, and Other Topics PDF .......... HTML .......... Text DOC: 06 05 Contradictions PDF .......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 06 06 Justifiable Rebellion PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 06 07 Hard Cases PDF .......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 06 08 Jesus, Religion, and the State PDF ......... HTML ......... Text
The following two extracts were revised slightly in 2015. They also appear in my Essays. I give them here in original and revised forms. DOC: 06 09 Abortion PDF ......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 06 10 Gay Marriage PDF .......... HTML ......... Text DOC: 2015: Abortion PDF ........ HTML ........ Text DOC: 2015: Gay Marriage PDF ........ HTML ........ Text
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