Tom Harpur

Canadian biblical scholar and journalist (1929–2017)

Thomas William Harpur (1929–2017), known as Tom Harpur, was a Canadian biblical scholar, columnist, and broadcaster. An ordained Anglican priest, he was a proponent of the Christ myth theory, the idea that Jesus did not exist but is a fictional or mythological figure. He was the author of a number of books, including For Christ's Sake (1986), Life after Death (1996), The Pagan Christ (2004), and Born Again (2011 and 2017).

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Tom Harpur was born on Sunday, 14 April 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were best known as a writer. Harpur's country of citizenship (nationality) was Canadian. They died on Monday, 2 January 2017 in Lion's Head, Ontario, Canada at the age of 87. Their zodiac star sign were Aries.

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