An ancient legend says that Jesus had a twin brother, Thomas. An
extra-Biblical text that dates from perhaps as early as the late
first century CE (which would make it the same age as the Biblical
Gospels) claims to be the secret teachings of Jesus as recorded by
Judas Didymos Thomas. The Greek word Didymos and the Aramaic word
Thomas both mean twin. While only several Greek fragments of this
manuscript, dating to the early second century CE, actually exist,
a manuscript written in Coptic from the fourth century was
discovered in 1945. This Gospel of Thomas contains 114 purported
sayings of Jesus, many of which resemble passages in the New
Testament. Drawing upon years of extensive research in early Jewish
and Christian history and recent work on the historical Jesus,
acclaimed novelist Ron Cooper focuses on Thomas of Nazareth, old
and bitter after years of self-imposed exile from his homeland, who
returns to Jerusalem to write a book about his identical twin
brother Jesus. Disgusted by how others have perverted his brothers
message, Thomas wants to set the record straight. But in doing so,
he must try to unravel the enigma that was Jesus. Provocative,
inventive, and sure to be controversial, The Gospel of the Twin
draws upon scriptural and ancient, non-Biblical sources to present
an imaginative version of the founding of Christianity through
scenes of violence, tenderness, and mistaken identity that will
change the way the world thinks about Jesus. For fans of such books
as Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan,
Killing Jesus by Bill OReilly, and even such Dan Brown novels as
The Da Vinci Code, Coopers The Gospel of the Twin will also appeal
to readers of such sophisticated Bible scholars as Bart Erhman,
Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, and Elaine Pagels, all of whom
have written academic works as well as books more accessible to the
general reader. With The Gospel of the Twin, Cooper provides a
potentially controversial, compellingly human, and thoroughly
readable page-turner-his own brilliant version of what many call
the greatest story ever told.
General
Imprint: |
Bancroft Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2016 |
Authors: |
Ron. Cooper
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Dimensions: |
230 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
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Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61088-159-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-61088-159-1 |
Barcode: |
9781610881593 |
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