"I found Being and the Messiah exciting reading, and, like Marx and the Bible, full of. original, provocative, and highly controversial theses, brilliantly argued. Miranda is a master of polemics, and whether he takes on the whole history of Christendom or the entire establishment of biblical scholars, his wit is always equal to his outrage. Perhaps only an outsider could come to the Bible so fresh. Those who refuse to face this fox reveal themselves rabbits."