The Passion narrative is Christianity's most important story. Is that "story" historically and factually true, or is it a faith story, told to foster and inspire commitment to Jesus Christ? Most Christians consider the Passion as historically and objectively told in the canonical gospels. That is Christianity's default position. The author asks the reader to consider the case for a fresh look at the Passion story-one that reflects what is now known about Jesus, his times, his culture, and the process of recording Jesus's story in a Hellenistic world, not the Palestinian world of Jesus's...