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Jean-Christian Petitfils, historian and writer, is notably the author of
Jesus
(ed. Fayard, 2011/ed. Livre du Poche, 2013) and the
Dictionary of Lovers of Jesus
(ed. Plon, 2015).
The trial of Jesus is an indisputable historical event, about which researchers today have sufficient elements to understand the issues and hidden mechanisms. Its progress leaves little room for uncertainty. The framework is provided to us by the Gospel of an exceptional eyewitness, John, rather than by the Synoptics (Matthew, Mark and Luke) which do not present the same proximity to History. John, as recently shown by Richard Bauckham, professor emeritus at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, was probably a secret disciple of Jesus, a member of the high priesthood of Jerusalem, who received Mary as his mother and welcomed her into his remains…
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