Looking for the Historical Jesus: Jesus of Nazareth Reveals Us As We Really Are

In this book, the author challenges the reader to look at Jesus outside of the prism of institutional Christianity, which tends to be very static and inside-the-box. His section on the effect of the Christian community on the Roman empire before it fell is excellent as is his analysis of the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas. This is at once a magisterial work of scholarship and a completely new approach to the meaning and message of Jesus. It comes at a time when the western world is...
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In this book, the author challenges the reader to look at Jesus outside of the prism of institutional Christianity, which tends to be very static and inside-the-box. His section on the effect of the Christian community on the Roman empire before it fell is excellent as is his analysis of the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas. This is at once a magisterial work of scholarship and a completely new approach to the meaning and message of Jesus. It comes at a time when the western world is divided between a declining number of believers in Christian doctrine and an ever-increasing number of people who feel that Jesus was nothing more than a religious zealot who was executed for the crime of sedition. By exploring the life of Jesus and his teachings in an entirely new way, this book sheds fresh light on the meaning and power of his parables, explores the mysteries of the gospels of Thomas and Mary with fresh insight, and explains why, as Strieber puts it, he "committed suicide by crucifixion." It also addresses the questions that continue to surround the Shroud of Turin, exploring both the science that concluded that it was a medieval forgery and the more recent studies that have shown it to be something very different.