About the book: 1977 / The book by the French writer Leo Taxil, "The Funny Gospel, or the Life of Jesus" contains criticism of the New Testament legends about the "god-man" Jesus Christ. In a bright, witty form, the author reveals numerous contradictions of the New Testament, the mythical nature of the Gospel legends about the “life and deeds” of the Christian messiah. The reader is left in no doubt that the gospel does not contain anything divine, but is a collection of ancient legends written by different people and at different times. For the general reader.