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  • The Lost Narrative of Jesus

    Deciphering The Transfiguration

    by Peter Cresswell ...
    The greatest Christian mystery resolved! Of all the stories about Jesus, the transfiguration has been the most difficult to understand. It contains improbable, miraculous elements: a secret meeting on a mountain with Moses and Elijah - both long since dead, God speaking from a cloud, Jesus with his face and clothes transfigured by heavenly light. The story sits, with curious inconsistencies, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Invention of Jesus

    How the Church Rewrote the New Testament

    by Peter Cresswell ...
    The Invention of Jesus is a pivotal, ground-breaking work, arguably one of the most important ever written in the field of New Testament textual analysis, and one that should direct scholastic endeavour for years to come. The author has developed some new techniques and taken an indepth look at the earliest surviving manuscripts of the gospels describing the life and death of Jesus as well as ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Jewish Gospels

    The Story of the Jewish Christ

    by Daniel Boyarin ...
    "[A] fascinating recasting of the story of Jesus." —Elliot Wolfson, New York UniversityIn July 2008, a front-page story in the New York Times reported on the discovery of an ancient Hebrew tablet, dating from before the birth of Jesus, which predicted a Messiah who would rise from the dead after three days. Commenting on this startling discovery at the time, noted Talmud scholar Daniel Boyarin ... Read more

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  • The Day the Revolution Began

    Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion

    by N. T. Wright ...
    The renowned scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author widely considered to be the heir to C. S. Lewis contemplates the central event at the heart of the Christian faith—Jesus’ crucifixion—arguing that the Protestant Reformation did not go far enough in transforming our understanding of its meaning.In The Day the Revolution Began, N. T. Wright once again challenges commonly held Christian ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Jesus

    Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium

    by Bart D. Ehrman ...
    In this highly accessible discussion, Bart Ehrman examines the most recent textual and archaeological sources for the life of Jesus, along with the history of first-century Palestine, drawing a fascinating portrait of the man and his teachings. Ehrman shows us what historians have long known about the Gospels and the man who stands behind them. Through a careful evaluation of the New Testament ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • The Historical Figure of Jesus

    by E. Sanders ...
    A biography of the historical figure of Jesus. The book studies the relationship between Judaism and Christianity, distinguishing the certain from the improbable, and assessing the historical and religious context of Christ's time. The spread of Christianity is also discussed. ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • How God Became King

    Getting to the heart of the Gospels

    by Tom Wright ...
    'It has been slowly dawning on me over many years that there is a fundamental problem deep at the heart of Christian faith and practice as I have known them . . . we have all forgotten what the four Gospels are about.'With that surprising assertion, Tom Wright launches this ground-breaking work in which he helps us to see the gospel story in radically a new light, and to acknowledge that, for many ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Who Killed Jesus?

    Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of the Death of Jesus

    by John Dominic Crossan ...

    $14.99 USD

  • Who Is Jesus?

    Linking the Historical Jesus with the Christ of Faith

    by Darrell L Bock ...
    From the author of Discovering the Da Vinci Code, this book is the result of a ten-year study that offers concrete evidence to reconcile the Jesus of history with the Christ of faith.Is Jesus who he said he was? Some say he was just a man; others claim he was the Son of God. Historian Darrell Bock tests the authenticity of Jesus’ claims against the rules of history to find out if he truly is the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Paul: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by E. P. Sanders ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Paul is the most powerful human personality in the history of the Church. A missionary, theologian, and religious genius, in his epistles he laid the foundations on which later Christian theology was built.In his highly original introduction to Paul's life and thought, E. P. Sanders, whose research on Paul has substantially influenced recent scholarship, pays equal attention to Paul's fundamental ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Jesus

    Nativity - Passion - Resurrection

    by Dr Geza Vermes ...
    The Nativity, Passion and Resurrection are the three defining episodes in the life of Jesus, forming the foundations of the Christian tradition. But what is the truth behind these epoch-making events?Geza Vermes is one of the world's most respected bibilical historians. Bringing together his three acclaimed works on the life of Jesus in one volume, this book examines the circumstances surrounding ... Read more

    $19.09 USD

  • The Masks of Christ

    Behind the Lies and Cover-ups About the Life of Jesus

    by Lynn Picknett, Clive Prince ...
    From the gnostic gospels to the Nativity, religious mythology immortalized Jesus -- his personality, his actions, his words -- but what if they didn't tell the truth?Although an entire religion is based on his teachings, Jesus himself did not record any written accounts of his life or faith. He taught his followers orally, and our only sources about what Jesus actually said and believed, the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD