Críticas y limitaciones

Antonio Piñero is a renowned philologist and historian. When you read Orígenes del Cristianismo , you aren't reading theology (what people believe); you are reading history (what actually happened).

: Analyzing the gap between the theological "Christ" and the biographical "Jesus".

This is the core of Piñero’s analysis. He applies the "Criteria of Authenticity" (a historical methodology used to distinguish later ecclesiastical additions from original historical data). He presents Jesus as a who did not intend to found a new religion, but rather to reform Israel. Key points include: