They snuck it in around the holidays last year when a rerun was listed in TV Guide, so I never saw it (nor did the other people I know who tape the show). It is now nearly a year later, and it has still not aired again.
I assume that it is not a joke in the episode guides and that it does exist. Can anyone help me with this?
"Who is this Jesus" http://www.whoisthisjesus.tv/broadcast.htm
Dec. 22 ad in USA Today http://www.whoisthisjesus.tv/images/ad2gif.gif
Dec. 25 ad in New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune http://www.whoisthisjesus.tv/images/ad3gif.gif
One of the guests featured on the "Who is This Jesus" special is Dr. Paul Maier, professor of ancient history (Western Michigan University) and an authority on first century Eastern history.
In his book, "In the Fullness of Time: A Historian Looks at Christmas, Easter, and the Early Church" (1998, Kregel, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI. 1-800-773-2607)
http://www.tobiascom.com/prod-itfot.htm
Maier rigorously documents archaeological and other evidences that lends support for the historicity of Jesus, Pontius Pilate, Caiaphas, etc.
Jesus: Legend or Lord? http://www.tobiascom.com/prod-jlol.htm http://www.tobiascom.com/prod-jlolcd.htm
Maier has been interviewed on the Canadian TV program "100 Huntley Street" http://www.crossroads.ca/transcripts/991216.htm http://www.crossroads.ca/transcripts/000420.htm
Two others who have written and spoken on the historicity of Jesus are Grant Jeffrey:
Jesus: The Great Debate [book & video] (Frontier Research Publications, 1999) http://www.grantjeffrey.com/article/debate.htm
and Lee Strobel:
The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus (Zondervan, 1998)
"An airtight case for the Christ of the Bible" (BC Christian News, May 1999) http://www.bcchristiannews.org/may99/airtight.html
The "Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus" episode is being shown on pay-per-view this year along with "Starvin' Marvin", "Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo", "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson", segments from the "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" episode and a slightly altered version of the Mr. Mackey New Year's Eve countdown from 1998-99 in a special entitled "South Park Holiday Memories". It runs about 110 minutes and features episode intros by Trey Parker and Matt Stone along with guest appearances by Mr. Hankey, Santa, Jesus, Chef, the boys and others including a cut-out version of Elizabeth Hurley plus a hilarious scene involving mayonnaise. If you haven't seen it yet, I believe pay-per-view might still be showing it. As far as I know, this special is not available on video or DVD.