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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 225.92
EAN: 9780140257731
ISBN: 014025773X
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1136
Publication Date: March 01, 1998
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Sales Rank: 186299
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Robert Eisenman, one of the most eminent researchers of early Christianity working today, has produced an exhaustive study of the historical milieu at the time of Jesus and come to the conclusion that James, rather than Peter, was heir to his teachings. Because the historical material regarding James is actually quite plentiful, a clear picture arises not only in regard to who James was, but by extension, who Jesus was also. Controversy is assured; still, given a patient reading, one will discover that Eisenman's research is meticulous, his arguments cogent, and his conclusions persuasive. This should prove to be a popular and influential book.
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I know the title of my brief review sounds crazy, but it can mean two things. Either pick up this book in a library or peruse it in a B&N while you are drinking a latte, before you invest good money in in purchasing it.
Eisenman has made a reputation of writing off-beat material that goes squarely against all academic trends, whether they be conservative or liberal! His ideas on the Dead Sea Scrolls, which feed into this book as well, have been either panned or simply ignored by sensible Scrolls ... Read More
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This was a challenging read, to say the least. It is almost as though the author believes that his sheer breadth of scholarship and mastery over fine details are enough to convince the reader. So he overlooks the absurdity of his central argument - that the Dead Sea Scrolls were compiled by Christian scribes. According to Dr. Eisenman, Jesus is not mentioned or alluded to anywhere in any of the scrolls, even by pseudonym. Yet he is certain they were written by followers of James, Jesus' brother. How the ... Read More
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Many of Eisenman's ideas are anticipated by Hyam Maccoby's Revolution In Judea and Paul The Mythmaker. In particular, the appendix of Revolution In Judea presents the idea that the several New Testament characters named James are actually one and the same historical person. And Maccoby is sooooo much more readable than Eisenman.
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Concede that Eisenman is dead wrong in his dating of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Concede that they predate New Testament times by at least one hundred years. Concede that Paul is not the "Lying Spouter" of the Scrolls, and that Jesus' brother James is not the Scrolls "Teacher of Righteousness." Concede that this book is tedious, overlong, repetitive and often incomprehensible. Has the sting in its tail been drawn? Not at all. What remains is a revolutionary understanding of the social, political and religious ... Read More
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I found Robert Eisenman's book "James the Brother of Jesus" to be a very lengthy and redundant work that makes big assumptions but proves very little. It is a study that raises many questions (over and over and over), but never does the author (in this reviewer's opinion) really satisfactorily prove any of his claims.
The narrative is a bear to get through. I try to completely read every book that I begin to read. Very rarely in my life have I put down a book and simply stopped reading to the end. ... Read More
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