Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
John Dominic Crossan
Born: February 17, 1934 (age 90)
Bio: John Dominic Crossan is an Irish-American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, and former Catholic priest who has produced both scholarly and popular works.
Known for:
- Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography (1994)
- Raid on the articulate (1976)
- The Birth of Christianity (1998)