James, the Brother of Jesus: The Key to Unlocking the Secrets of Early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls (audio)

by Robert Eisenman; Bob Souer

Publisher:

Blackstone Publishing

, 2016

Overview

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 reveals that characters such as “Judas Iscariot” and “the Apostle James” did not exist as such. In delineating the deliberate falsifications in New Testament documents, Eisenman shows how—as James was written out—anti-Semitism was written in. By rescuing James from the oblivion into which he was cast, the final conclusion of James, the Brother of Jesus is, in the words of the Jerusalem Post, “apocalyptic”—who and whatever James was, so was Jesus. “Robert Eisenman’s James the Brother of Jesus is less a book than an irresistible force. Once opened … [it] bulldozes your prejudices, flattens your objections, elbows aside your counter-arguments, convinces you.” “A passionate quest for the historical James refigures Christian origins … A thrilling essay in historical detection.” “Eisenman’s research is meticulous, his arguments cogent, and his conclusions persuasive. This should prove to be a popular and influential book.” “ ‘A tremendous work of historical scholarship … Expert … Fascinating … Unparalleled … Apocalyptic … A great book.” “Eisenman’s historical reconstruction makes for fascinating reading.” “What a book! Impressive in elegance and painstaking scholarship.”

Product Details

• Title: James, the Brother of Jesus: The Key to Unlocking the Secrets of Early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls (audio)
• Authors: Robert Eisenman, Bob Souer
• Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
• Print Publication Date: 2016
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Audio
• Subjects: Religion › History; Religion › Christianity--History; Religion › Christianity--Holidays see headings under Holidays; Religion › Christianity--Holy Spirit see Christian Theology--Pneumatology; Religion › Biblical Studies--New Testament--General
• ISBNs: 9781504680325, 1504680324
• Resource ID: LLS:9781504680325
• Resource Type: Media
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-01-24T22:47:24Z