The Betrayal

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A passionate book about a man who changed the
history of the world. It is bound to stir argument. But anyone
interested in religious experience should read it."
—Thomas Fleming, New York Times bestselling author of
Lights Along the Way: Great Stories of American Faith
There is an alternate story of the life of Jesus. One that the early Church fathers
found so menacing they outlawed the books that documented it, ordered them burned, and
threatened death to anyone found copying them. International bestselling authors and
award-winning archaeologists Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear put more than
thirty years of exhaustive research into this fascinating novel. The Betrayal gives readers an
amazing look at the life of the historical Jesus, told through the writings of Mary Magdalene,
Phillip, and James.
The story unfolds around A.D. 325, as Brother Barnabas, an ardent student of the
ancient holy texts, fights to get the Church to recognize these writings. But the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

A passionate book about a man who changed the
history of the world. It is bound to stir argument. But anyone
interested in religious experience should read it."
—Thomas Fleming, New York Times bestselling author of
Lights Along the Way: Great Stories of American Faith
There is an alternate story of the life of Jesus. One that the early Church fathers
found so menacing they outlawed the books that documented it, ordered them burned, and
threatened death to anyone found copying them. International bestselling authors and
award-winning archaeologists Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear put more than
thirty years of exhaustive research into this fascinating novel. The Betrayal gives readers an
amazing look at the life of the historical Jesus, told through the writings of Mary Magdalene,
Phillip, and James.
The story unfolds around A.D. 325, as Brother Barnabas, an ardent student of the
ancient holy texts, fights to get the Church to recognize these writings. But the ecumeni-
cal council of bishops declares them "a hotbed of manifold perversity/' and Emperor
Constantine decrees that anyone found copying them will be executed as a Christian
heretic—and their documents burned. Brother Barnabas must flee to protect these writ-
ings from the True Church, which has vowed to stop him and destroy this so-called heresy
at any cost.
"Balanced and devoid of the religious or denominational imperatives
and harangues that afflict too many other works, The Betrayal is an important
and enjoyable path toward discovering the truth."
—Lewis Perdue,
New York Times bestselling author of Daughter of God and The Da Vinci Legacy Vissza