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Daniel Marguerat, historian and biblical scholar, is an honorary professor at the University of Lausanne. His work on the origins of Christianity has earned him a worldwide reputation. He is considered one of the best current specialists in research on Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus is fashionable. Historians, writers, and filmmakers are trying to unravel the mystery: who was the man from Nazareth? Did he have a father? What did he aspire to do? Why did he die? This book does not dodge any questions. It is the work of a historian, theologian, and specialist in Antiquity. It leads the reader to examine the documents, to look for evidence, to go beyond the hackneyed answers to see others. We discover what suspicions, already in Jesus' time, weighed on his birth. We get to know his spiritual master, John the Baptist. The various facets of this exceptional Jew are explored: Jesus the healer, Jesus the poet of the Kingdom, Jesus the master of wisdom. His friends (men and women) and his adversaries are named. The reasons for his death (why did he go up to Jerusalem?) are analyzed. The birth of the belief in the resurrection is scrutinized. The fabulous destiny of Jesus in the three great monotheisms is also traced: Christianity, Judaism and Islam have constructed an image of him, each time different. The book is as exciting as a police investigation. In a lively and clear style, Daniel Marguerat delivers here the best of recent research, keeping his readers in suspense until the last pages.