The Jesus Myth: A psychologist’s viewpoint, by Chris Scott

Author: Chris Scott. Review by Andy Stoller

by Andy Stoller 15th April 2022

This short book is an accessible, non-scholarly exploration of who Jesus was, and what his life and death can mean for us. It challenges what it regards as the Anglican Church’s interpretations or misinterpretations, offering a fresh look at Jesus and the myths that surround him. It looks at ‘Humanity’s quest for meaning in an uncertain and dangerous universe’, taking the theologian Marcus Borg’s explanation of myth as a story about something that never was but always is, arguing that we need to understand our own myths before we address Jesus.