How exactly does one explain Jesus? That is the central question of this book. But the task

of explaining Jesus is complicated. For many nonbelievers, skeptics, or practitioners of non-

Jesus-based religions or spiritualities, it can be very strange to refer to a particular man who

lived in the first century CE as someone who is still living. Even for some believers, this idea

can be a difficult thing to understand-even given the teachings of their faith. Thus, whether

believer or nonbeliever or somewhere in-between, for the intellectually curious, there is need

for an explanation. Explaining Jesus explores the possibilities of a secular, interdisciplinary, science-based explanation for the phenomenon of Jesus.