The Jesus Papers / Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History, AND A SECOND BOOK, The Secrets of Judas / The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and His Lost Gospel, AND A THIRD BOOK, The Lost Gospel / The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot

Baigent, Michael, Bestselling co-author of "Holy Blood, Holy Grail," AND A SECOND BOOK, by James M. Robinson, Editor of the Nag Hamadi Library, AND A THIRD BOOK, by Herbert Krosney

ISBN 10: 0060827130 / ISBN 13: 9780060827137

Published by HarperSanFrancisco, AND A THIRD BOOK, from National Geographic, New York, 2006

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"What if there is incontrovertible proof that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion? . . What is the truth behind the creation of the New Testament? Who is working to keep the truth buried and why?" "The Jesus Papers" and "The Secrets of Judas" are first printings with complete number lines, 321 pp. including Index; 192 pp. including Notes. "The Secrets of Judas" bears the ISBN 0-06-117063-1. "The Lost Gospel," with no statement of printing or edition, bears the ISBN 1-4262-0041-2 and features a Foreword by Bart D. Ehrman; 309 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Jesus Papers / Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History, AND A SECOND BOOK, The Secrets of Judas / The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and His Lost Gospel, AND A THIRD BOOK, The Lost Gospel / The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot
• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, AND A THIRD BOOK, from National Geographic, New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060827130
• ISBN 13: 9780060827137
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

What if everything you think you know about Jesus is wrong? In The Jesus Papers, Michael Baigent reveals the truth about Jesus's life and crucifixion. Despite—or rather because of—all the celebration and veneration that have surrounded the figure of Jesus for centuries, Baigent asserts that Jesus and the circumstances leading to his death have been heavily mythologized.

As a religious historian and a leading expert in the field of arcane knowledge, Baigent has unequaled access to hidden archives, secret societies, Masonic records, and the private collections of antiquities traders and their moneyed clients. Using that access to full advantage, Baigent explores the religious and political climate in which Jesus was born and raised, examining not only the conflicts between the Romans and the Jews, but the strife within the different factions of the Jewish Zealot movement. He chronicles the migrations of Jesus's family, his subsequent exposure to other cultures, and the events, teachings, and influences that were most likely to have shaped his early years. Baigent also uncovers the inconsistencies and biases in the accounts of the major historians of Jesus's time, including Josephus, Pliny, and Tacitus. The enduring influence of these accounts in forming our most common conceptions of Jesus reveals that spin is not a new phenomenon.

Taking us back to sites that over the last twenty years he has meticulously explored, studied, and in some instances excavated for the first time, Baigent provides a detailed account of his groundbreaking discoveries, including many never-before-seen photos. The evidence he has uncovered has lead him to make shocking new assertions that threaten the conventional account of Jesus's life and death and shake the very foundation of Western thought, based as it is upon the assumption of Jesus's divinity. Ultimately, his investigation raises the hope that we may gain a new understanding of Jesus.

About the Author

Michael Baigent is the author of From the Omens of Babylon, Ancient Traces, and the New York Times bestseller The Jesus Papers. He is also the coauthor of the international bestsellers Holy Blood, Holy Grail and The Messianic Legacy (with Henry Lincoln and Richard Leigh). He lives in England.