Essays - Spring 2006

What Jesus Did

Forget about Christ as secular sage, historical figure, or even as Christian

By Garry Wills

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Garry Wills is professor of history emeritus at Northwestern University, and the author of Lincoln at Gettysburg and, most recently, Verdi's Shakespeare.