{"product_id":"heretic-jesus-christ-and-the-other-sons-of-god-9780358652915","title":"Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A brilliant book--sometimes frightening, occasionally funny, frequently unsettling and always a thrill to read\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eIt probes painfully into the pathology of belief.\" -- \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom a celebrated classicist and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Darkening Age\u003c\/em\u003e (\"[a] ballista-bolt of a book\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e), a biography of the many, diverse variations of Jesus who thrived in early Christian traditions--and how they were lost until just one \"true\" Christ survived.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContrary to the teachings of the church today, in the first several centuries of Christianity's existence, there was no consensus as to who Jesus was or why he had mattered. Instead, there were many different Christs. One had a twin brother and traveled to India; another consorted with dragons. One particularly terrifying Christ scorned his parents and killed those who opposed him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoreover, in the early years of the first millennium there were many other saviors, many sons of gods who healed the sick and cured the lame. But as Christianity spread, they were pronounced unacceptable - even heretical - and they faded from view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeretic\u003c\/em\u003e unearths the different versions of Christ who existed in the minds of early Christians, and the process of evolution--and elimination--by which Jesus became the singular figure we know today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780358652915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catherine Nixey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700473000117,"sku":"9780358652915","price":27.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_300594d8-79ff-41ad-b19b-9aaec63690af.jpg?v=1728397267","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/heretic-jesus-christ-and-the-other-sons-of-god-9780358652915","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}