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western religion philosophy jesus after the crucifixion from jerusalem to rennes-le-château graham simmans isbn-13 978-1-59143-071-1 $18.00 can $22.75 pb 328 pages 6 x 9 includes 8-page color insert jesus did not die on the cross he survived and went to southern france with his wife mary this possibility is proposed by graham simmans who spent many years on a quest to find the real beginnings of christianity his investigation shows that after a time in egypt jesus settled in rennes-le-château a sophisticated and cosmopolitan center of spiritual diversity using coptic and jewish sources including the talmud that allow a glimpse of the christian philosophy espoused by jesus simmans contends that true christianity was brought into france britain and spain from first century egypt and judea not fourth and fifth-century rome the secret initiation of jesus at qumran the essene mysteries of john the baptist robert feather isbn-13 978-1-59143-044-5 $24.00 can $32.95 pb 496 pages 6 x 9 · includes 16-page color insert and 22 b&w illustrations robert feather presents persuasive evidence of the strong link between the qumran essenes and new testament teachings and that john the baptist and jesus were intimately involved in the qumran community he further claims early christianity incorporated a form of monotheism derived from the egyptian pharaoh akhenaten uniquely espoused by the essenes at qumran the discovery of the nag hammadi texts a firsthand account of the expedition that shook the foundations of christianity jean doresse isbn-13 978-1-59477-045-6 $19.95 can $27.95 pb 384 pages 6 x 9 · 12 b&w illustrations hidden for sixteen centuries the nag hammadi library the most prodigious collection of sacred gnostic texts was discovered in the late 1940s in egypt and is considered by many scholars to surpass the dead sea scrolls in importance included is the original english translation of the gospel of thomas first published in 1960 visitourwebsiteatwww inner tr aditions c o m 13

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