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Introduction
Jesus was in terms of his influence the most important human being in history. He is also the most written about and discussed. The early surviving document dealing with him was circulated in the 50s of the First Century AD. Within half a century of his death, four biographies, written in Greek had been published and all have come down to us, meaning they survived. Since then, entire books about him have been published in growing quantity and in all languages.
Today, there are over 100,000 printed biographies of Jesus in English alone. The religion which commemorates Jesus' teachings, death, and resurrection was well-established in half a dozen countries by AD 50, the first Christian place of worship dates from about AD 50, and now nearly one million chapels, churches, basilicas, abbeys, and cathedrals include many of the largest, most remarkable and beautiful buildings ever erected.