Jesus the Man (book)

Jesus the Man (book)

"Jesus the Man: New Interpretations from the Dead Sea Scrolls" is a 1993 book written by the Australian biblical scholar and theologian Barbara Thiering. Using something that the author calls the Pesher Technique, the author purports to have uncovered evidence that effectively contradicts the biblical story regarding the nature of Jesus and his mission.

The central thesis of the book is this: "Jesus was the leader of a radical faction of Essene priests. He was not of virgin birth. He did not die on the Cross. He married Mary Magdalene, fathered a family, and later divorced. He died sometime after AD 64". [cite news
last = Symon
first = Peter
coauthors = Andrews, Jules
title = The Da Vinci Code Science and Christian dogma
work = The Guardian
date = 2006-10-25
url = http://www.cpa.org.au/garchve06/1296review.html
accessdate = 2007-12-22]

Nicholas Thomas Wright has called her work one of the strangest books he has read on the life of Jesus and that no serious scholar has given her "fantastic" theory any credence. [Wright, N. T. 1993. Who was Jesus? Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans. Pages 19-23.] Garcia martinez the editorial secretary of the "revue de Qumran" has called her work“science fiction” and disconnected from all historical and literary reality. [O'Collins, Gerald, and Daniel Kendall. 1996. Focus on Jesus: essays in christology and soteriology. Leominster, Herefordshire: Gracewing. Page 172.]

See also

*Historicity of Jesus

External links

* [http://www.pesherofchrist.infinitesoulutions.com Pesher of Christ website of Dr. Barbara Thiering]


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