Was James - rather than Peter - the true Spiritual heir to Jesus? In this profound and provocative work of scholarly detection, eminent biblical scholar Robert Eisenmann introduces a startling theory about the identity of James - the brother of Jesus, who was almost entirely marginalized in the New Testament. Drawing on suppressed early Church texts and the revelations in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Eisenmann propounds in this groundbreaking exploration that James, not Peter, was the real successor to the movement we now call 'Christianity.' In an argument with enormous implications, Eisenmann identifies Paul as deeply compromised by Roman contacts. James is presented as not simply a leader of Christianity of his day, but the popular Jewish leader of his time, whose death triggered the Uprising against Rome - a fact that creative rewriting of early Church documents has obscured. show more
'What a book! Impressive in elegance and painstaking scholarship.' Neil Silberman, author of The Hidden Scrolls 'Powerful ... A thrilling essay in historical detection .. , this passionate quest refigures Christian origins.' The Guardian 'Careful ... Passionate ... So logical and so compelling, one wonders how this demythologized, internally consistent understanding of Christianity could have been kept out of sight for so long.' The Scotsman show more
About Robert Eisenman
Robert Eisenman, co-author of The Facsimile Edition of the Dead Sea Scrolls and The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered, is Professor of Middle East Religions and Archaeology and Director of the Institute for the Study of Judeo-Christian Origins at California State University,and Visiting Senior Member of Unacre College, Oxford University. He was consultant to the Huntington Ubrary and the leading figure in the worldwide campaign to gain access to the Scrolls. show more
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