The New Testament Code: The Cup of the Lord, the Damascus Convenant, and the Blood of Christ

by RobertEisenman (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2006

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  It's finally here--and Eisenman's many readers will not be disappointed! In this follow-up to his blockbuster biblical studies, world-renowned scholar Eisenman not only gives us a full examination of James' relationship to the Dead Sea Scrolls, he also reveals the true history of Palestine in the first century and the real 'Jesus' of that time. It's a work of intriguing speculative history, complete with a conspiracy theory as compelling as any thriller.Eisenman begins with a question: Is there a 'New Testament Code?' He proves that there is--and exposes the deliberate revisions, falsifications, and historical trivializations introduced into New Testament writings. In so doing, he identifies the Scrolls as the literature of the Messianic Movement in Palestine and decodes many favorite sayings in the Gospels, including These are the signs that the Lord did in Cana of Galilee. Offering a point-by-point analysis of James' relationship to the Dead Sea Scrolls, he illuminates such subjects as the Pella Flight, the wilderness camps, and Paul as an Herodian, and demonstrates how, once we have found the Historical James, we will find the Historical Jesus.Every page presents fascinating new insights and revelations that will leave Eisenman's many fans enraptured. And because it will coincide with the release of the similarly themed film of The Da Vinci Code, interest will be high.

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  Paperback
  2007

  $3.28

  In this long-awaited sequel to James the Brother of Jesus , Robert Eisenman's extraordinary revelations about the leadership of the early Christian Church cast a revealing light over New Testament documents, with far-reaching implications. Eisenman presents a full examination of James's relationship to the Dead Sea Scrolls , and in revealing the true historical James, he demonstrates how he has also discovered the true historical Jesus. This is the real history of Palestine in the first century. The author exposes the deliberate falsifications of New Testament documents, shwoing the almost absurd and certainly triviliazing way in which Jesus was presented in the Gospels. He describes how Peter, a prototypical Essene, was used - for example, in the Gospels and the Book of Acts - as a mouthpiece for anti-Semitism. He decodes many of the esoteric references in the Scrolls which found their way into the Gospels, and draws some dramatic conclusions from them. He also explains why the recent, almost miraculously discovered James Ossuary is a fraud. This groundbreaking work of historical detection, with its challenging revelations, will not disappoint Eisenman's many followers.