Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
John Dominic Crossan
Born: February 17, 1934 (age 91)
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)