The Gospel Code - Hardcover

Robert H. Eisenman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1842931164 ISBN 13: 9781842931165

Publisher: Watkins Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Robert H. Eisenman

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Eisenman, a Dead Sea Scrolls scholar and an expert in first-century Christianity, theorized in his book James the Brother of Jesus (1997) that the Qumran community, assumed to be responsible for the original Dead Sea writings, was important in the development of early Christianity. He further advances that theory here, once again using literary analysis of pertinent texts. Eisenman examines such topics as James' relationship to the Qumran community's Teacher of Righteousness and offers a reinterpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls, especially the relatively recent translation of the MMT document, which he links to a Jamesian proto-Christianity. There is also much here about the Messianic movement in the first century and, more personally, about Peter and Paul's relationship to James and to one another. As in the previous book, however, Eisenman's writing is dense and often difficult to follow without a solid knowledge of the subject. Readers wishing to delve more closely into his sources will have to check the notes online. Moreover, he also uses some of the hefty work's 1,120 pages to settle some internecine scholarly feuds. As always, Eisenman's ideas are provocative, but it will take dedicated readers to digest them. Ilene Cooper
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About this edition

• Publisher: Watkins Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1842931164
• ISBN 13: 9781842931165
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1008