James, the brother of Jesus
the key to unlocking the secrets of early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls
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Publication
1998 - Penguin Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
268,500 words, Guess
Page Count
1,074 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivejamesbrotherofje00robe
- Internet Archivejamesbrotherofje0000eise_u9s8
- ISBN-10014025773X
- ISBN-139780140257731
- LibraryThing65991
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- Goodreads588891
- OCLC Control Number38855121
- Better World Books9780140257731
- Open LibraryOL18384449M
Classifications
- LCCBS2454.J3E37 1996
Description
Was James—rather than Peter—the true spiritual heir to Jesus?James was a vegetarian, wore only linen clothing, bathed daily at dawn in cold water, and was a life-long Nazirite. In this profound and provocative work of scholarly detection, eminent biblical scholar Robert Eisenman introduces a startling theory about the identity of James—the brother of Jesus, who was almost entirely marginalized in the New Testament.Drawing on long-overlooked early Church texts and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Eisenman reveals 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, Eisenman identifies Paul as deeply compromised by Roman contacts. James is presented as not simply the 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.Eisenman...
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