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This person is thought to be referenced in an early letter from the Stoic philosopher Mara bar Serapion to his son. Books titled for “Misquoting” this person (10[1])and this person “Interrupted” by Bart Ehrman discuss the criterions (10[1])of dissimilarity and embarrassment used to evaluate the reliability of claims about this person. A 1906 book by Albert Schweitzer lends its name to “quests” for this historical figure. The two-source hypothesis (10[1])argues that many of the similarities between two texts about this figure (10[1])can be explained by their use of the now-lost Q source. (10[1])This person’s historicity (10[2])has been confirmed using a reference to this figure’s brother James by the historian Josephus. For 10 points, name this apocalyptic Jewish preacher (10[1])whose life is recorded in the gospels of the New Testament. ■END■

ANSWER: Jesus Christ [or Jesus Christ; or Jesus of Nazareth; accept The Quest of the Historical Jesus or Jesus, Interrupted or Misquoting Jesus]
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