The other side of religion and the comparison between John and Euripides, in a book that will spark discussion! In the distant past, a god, son of a god and a mortal mother, takes on flesh and blood to live among mortals. He is rejected by mankind, including among his close circle of companions women, having previously performed miracles, some of which are related to wine. He dies a violent death, yet soon returns to life.

One would expect that the figure to whom the above is attributed is certainly Jesus of the Gospels. However, we are referring to Dionysus, the god of the Greeks, as described in the work of Euripides, "The Bacchae." In this study, the popular American professor of Theology, Dennis MacDonald, thoroughly compares the Gospel of "John" with the work of the great ancient tragedian, revealing how the Evangelist not only borrowed elements of his hero from Euripides but additionally expected his readers to recognize Jesus as a more capable and significant god compared to Dionysus.