Jesus the Man: Decoding the Real Story of Jesus and Mary Magdalene Paperback - 2006
by Barbara Thiering
After more than 20 years of close study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospels, Thiering has developed a revolutionary new theory which, while upholding the fundamental faith of Christianity, challenges many of its most ingrained supernaturalist beliefs. He puts forth ideas such as Jesus being the leader of a radical faction of Essene priests, not of virgin birth, and not crucified on a cross.
Summary
In this controversial version of Christ's life, theological scholar and bestselling author Barbara Thiering presents, after more than twenty years of close study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospels, a revolutionary theory that, while upholding the fundamental faith of Christianity, challenges many of its most ingrained supernaturalist beliefs.
Jesus the Man will undoubtedly surprise those for whom a traditional understanding of biblical history is immutable and unchallengeable. But for the throngs who have been fascinated by new interpretations of this history, Thiering's work will be an essential and thrilling read.
From the jacket flap
"Jesus was the leader of a radical faction of Essene priests. He was not of virgin birth. He did not die on the Cross. He married Mary Magdalene, fathered a family, and later divorced. He died sometime after AD 64.
This controversial version of Christ's life is not the product of a mind which wants to debunk Christianity. Barbara Thiering is a theologian and a biblical scholar. But after over twenty years of close study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospels she has developed a revolutionary new theory which, while upholding the fundamental faith of Christianity, challenges many of its most ingrained supernaturalist beliefs.
JESUS THE MAN will undoubtedly upset and even outrage those for whom Christianity is immutable and unchangeable. But for many who have found the rituals of the contemporary church too steeped in medieval thinking, it will provide new insights into Christianity in the context of the 1990's.
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- Title Jesus the Man: Decoding the Real Story of Jesus and Mary Magdalene
- Author Barbara Thiering
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Atria Books, New York
- Date 2006-11-01
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781416541387 / 1416541381
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.22 x 1.07 in (23.37 x 15.80 x 2.72 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ - Historicity
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006051210
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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