| Description |
xv, 367 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-357) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by James D. Tabor -- Introduction: The quest for the grail -- Part I: The roots of Jewish Christianity -- An unheralded family : the bloodline of Jesus -- "Who do you say that I am?" : the quest for the historical Jesus -- In the beginning : the Nazarenes and the Jewish origins of Christianity -- Part II: The history of Jewish Christianity -- The caliphate begins : James and the Jerusalem church -- James versus Paul : a parting of the ways -- Storm signals : the Nazarenes and the war with Rome -- Aftermath : from Nazarenes to Ebionites -- The Ebionite Evangel : the mission of Jewish Christianity -- Ebionite theology: a third religion between church and synagogue -- Part III: The legacy of Jewish Christianity -- From Ebionites to Elkesaites : the evolution of Jewish Christianity -- Jewish Christianity in Arabia: Muhammad and the rise of Islam -- From Elkesaites to Cathars : the heresy moves west -- Heresy in high places : the rise and fall of the Knights Templar -- From Jesus to freemasonry : the founding fathers and the building of a new Jerusalem. |
| Summary |
The true teachings of Jesus are thought to have been expunged by the Church of Paul. But an underground stream of Christ's original teachings survived, surfacing eventually in America where the Founding Fathers used these principles to establish a "New Jerusalem." |
| Subject |
Jewish Christians -- History -- Early church, approximately 30-600.
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Jesus Christ -- Miscellanea.
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Christianity -- Miscellanea.
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Secret societies -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Freemasonry -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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James, Brother of the Lord, Saint.
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| ISBN |
9781594773075 (pbk.) |
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1594773076 (pbk.) |
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