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Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo
I love the bashing on Elder Talmage that occurs here. The earliest example of which came from everyone's favorite poster, fusnik.
I love Jesus the Christ. For those who think it is a substandard work, do you ever account for the fact that it was written in the early 20th century? I say give Arch or SIEQ all the resources available to Elder Talmage in 1910, including a typewriter, and say have at it.
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The book was interesting and as Adam points out, a rewrite of Farrar and Edersheim.
In fact, I reread it in German on the mission and in French. If you're not going to read Farrar, you should read Talmage, though some of the assumptions are out of date.
And for his time period, lots of people cite Josephus, but with caution. His measurements are quite questionable. I don't remember Talmage quoting Josephus too often, and for me in high school, Talmage was my introduction to Farrar and Josephus.