The Birth of Christianity: Reality and Myth

Joel Carmichael’s interpretation of the basis of Christianity is a direct contradiction of the traditionally held beliefs. After years of study of the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, Paul’s letters and Josephus’s histories, Carmichael has concluded that Jesus, a zealot, was a challenge to Roman rule as the leader of a group known as the followers of the Kingdom of God. For this rebellion, the Romans - and not the Jews - executed Jesus because they could not tolerate someone who was proclaimed King of the Jews. At a time when many Christians and non-Christians are prepared to examine aspects of religion in film, books and theater, this fascinating account is bound to provoke a lively reaction from the thinking lay person.