There is an alternate story of the life of Jesus. One the early Church fathers found so menacing they outlawed the books that documented it, ordered them burned, and threatened anyone found copying them with death. 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. In A.D. 325, Brother Barnabas is a student of the...

Explores the claims of various controversial writings, including "The Da Vinci Code" and the Lost Gospels, and, drawing upon scientific research, presents documented conclusions.

Lost for 1,600 years, the controversial Gospel of Judas was found in a desert cave in Egypt. The National Geographic Society put the ancient gospel's papyrus pages through the closest scrutiny possible in order to be certain of its age and authenticity. The process included submitting samples of the text to the most rigorous radiocarbon dating possible, and consulting with leading scholars who could interpret the gospel's meaning, and accurately confirm...

Evaluates the meaning of the controversial newly-discovered Gospel of Judas, illustrating how the text offers an understanding of Judas's betrayal, the apostles' understanding of Jesus's death, and God's role in the crucifixion.

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