Daniel T Unterbrink

Judas of Nazareth

How the Greatest Teacher of First-Century Israel Was Replaced by a Literary Creation

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Produktbeschreibung

An investigation into the historical Jesus and the veracity of the Gospels.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 615g
• ISBN-13: 9781591431824
• ISBN-10: 1591431824
• Artikelnr.: 39182043

Autorenporträt

Daniel T. Unterbrink is the author of Judas the Galilean, New Testament Lies, and The Three Messiahs. A retired forensic auditor, he has turned his analytical prowess to the historical origins of Christianity. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Barrie Wilson
Acknowledgments
A Brief Explanation of the Major Political-Religious Movements
Introduction: The Scholarly Mistake
About the Sources
The Controversy Surrounding the Slavonic Josephus
Building on Previous Scholarship
Part One
The Life and Times of Judas the Galilean and Jesus of Nazareth
The Road to the Fourth Philosophy
1 Hellenistic and Roman Influences
A Short History of Hellenism
Romans, Herodians, and the Fourth Philosophy
The Fourth Philosophy’s Plan of Action
2 Primary Text References to Jesus
Josephus
Suetonius and Tacitus
The Letter of Pliny the Younger to Trajan
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Part Two
Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles
The Making of a Messiah
3 Traditional versus Historical Paul
The Traditional Paul
Questions Concerning the Traditional Paul
A More Historical Paul
Is Paul a Herodian?
Is Paul a Pharisee?
4 James the Just and Paul the Liar
Rich and Poor
Faith and Deeds
Taming the Tongue
Wisdom
The Law
The Liar, the Enemy, and the Traitor
5 Paul’s Family Ties
All in the Family
Differing Paths
The Making of a Messiah
Paul’s Revelations
Two Messiahs in Jerusalem
Questionable Family Ties--Paul’s Sister and Nephew
Paul’s Escape from Jerusalem
6 Paul’s Motivation
Paul and Jerusalem
Paul and Fund-Raising
Financial Exploitation Using the Jesus Movement
Simon the Magician
Paul’s Dilemma
Part Three
The Creation of Jesus of Nazareth
Paul’s Hand in the Gospels
7 Foundation Legends
The Martyrdom of Peter and Paul
The Author of the Gospel of Mark
The Flight of Jerusalem Christians to Pella
8 The Gospel of Mark
Problems with the Composition of Mark
Paul’s Involvement with the Gospel of Mark
Language of the Dead Sea Scrolls
9 The Gospel of Matthew
Matthew’s Use of Mark
Examining the M Material
The M Source and the Slavonic Josephus (SJ)
To the Gentiles
Who? Why? Where? and When?
10 The Gospel of Luke
Luke’s Sources
Paul’s Adaptation of Mithraism
John the Baptist
The Time Lines in Luke
The Problem of Q
Luke’s Agenda Concerning Historical Data
11 The Acts of the Apostles
Reliance on Josephus
The Agenda of Acts
Is Paul of Tarsus Invented?
The New Jesus and the New Paul
12 The Gospel of John
Dionysus
The Word Becomes Flesh
Demonization of the Jews
What Is Truth?
Conclusion: The Real Jesus of Nazareth
Forty-Two Similarities Shared by Judas the Galilean and Jesus
Appendix A. The Messianic Time Lines
The Jewish Jesus Movement and The Fourth Philosophy
The Christ Movement (Paul’s Gentile Mission)
The Jesus of Nazareth Movement
Appendix B. John the Baptist
The Traditional Viewpoint
What Really Happened
The Real History of the Jewish Jesus Movement
Appendix C. Pontius Pilate
Appendix D. The Slavonic Josephus
Thirteen Passages
The Slavonic Josephus versus Antiquities
The Slavonic Josephus versus the Gospels
Other Opinions on the Slavonic Josephus
Author’s Opinion on the Slavonic Josephus
Notes
Bibliography
Index