Read the Gospel of Luke
One of the four accounts of Jesus. It reads like a careful report and takes about two hours.
Start here
No pressure and no pitch. If Martin made you curious about what he believed, these are honest places to begin.
Find a church near you
Sit at the back. Nobody will ask you anything.
Read the short version of what Christians believe
A question-and-answer summary, in plain order.
Read Martin first
You do not need to decide anything to read a good book.
Fair questions
Do I have to believe to care about him?
No. A man who gives away half of what he has and refuses to fight on principle is interesting on any terms. Start there.
Did the cloak thing really happen?
The source is a biography written within Martin’s lifetime by someone who knew him. That is unusually close for the ancient world. It is one account, though, and Sulpicius admired his subject. You are allowed to weigh that.
What about the miracles?
This site tells you what Sulpicius reports and marks who told him. It does not ask you to accept or reject it.
What is the difference between history, report and legend?
History: things other sources confirm, such as the emperors, the dates and the places. Report: what Sulpicius says happened, sometimes from Martin, sometimes from witnesses. Legend: what was added centuries later, such as the weather on the day of the cloak. The tags on each story tell you which is which.