JC - Jesus Christ, Julius Caesar or John Cleese? Outside of Germany his theory drew little response, while the Dutch translation caused a controversial and at times heated debate in the Dutch media that lasted for almost a decade: historian Thomas von der Dunk, philosopher Andreas Kinneging and philosopher Paul Cliteur were among those who supported Carottas theory, while philosopher Willem J. Ouweneel, theologian Matthijs de Jong, historian Marc van Uytfanghe, and the Dutch Bible Society dismissed the book. In an issue of the Dutch magazine Quest Historie dealing with conspiracy theories, theologian Annette Merz, while acknowledging the similarities between the lives of Jesus and Julius Caesar, was quoted as arguing that Carotta would have to refute the non-Christian sources for the existence of Jesus. [for which there are none]
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