Lost Narrative of Jesus, The
deciphering the transfiguration
Peter Cresswell
The greatest Christian mystery resolved!
Of all the stories about Jesus, the transfiguration has been the most difficult to understand. It contains improbable, miraculous elements: a secret meeting on a mountain with Moses and Elijah - both long since dead, God speaking from a cloud, Jesus with his face and clothes transfigured by heavenly light. The story sits, with curious inconsistencies, uneasily in the gospels.
There are two current theories: either that it is an allegory or a misplaced post-resurrection account. The author carefully analyses the text to show that neither is right and, in the course of his investigation, causes the pieces of the puzzle to fall dramatically back into place.
Author Bio
With a background in the sciences, anthropology and sociology, Peter Cresswell has turned his talents in recent years to New Testament textual analysis. He has made some of the most significant discoveries in this field, increasing understanding of how and why Christian texts originated and uncovering a more original Jewish narrative.
Previous Titles
Censored Messiah (190381667X) O-Books, 2004. Jesus the Terrorist (9781846942747), O-Books, 2010. The Invention of Jesus (9781780285467), Watkins, 2013.
Endorsements
It is refreshing to read an analysis of gospel narrative that does not seek any illusory, underlying truth. While accepting the transfiguration story as possibly entirely fictional, Cresswell has striven with some success to see how it was put together. The clues may be sparse, but the author’s conclusions are both plausible and challenging.
Professor Robert Eisenman, author of James the Brother of Jesus, The New Testament Code, The Dead Sea Scrolls and the First Christians
Promotional Plans
Author website. Filmed launch at Watkins. Talk at Conway Hall. Articles, reviews and interviews.
USP
Finally resolves the mystery of the transfiguration.
Competing Books
The Transfiguration of Jesus (9780232520286), by Rob Marshall
Darton, Longman & Todd, 1994
Categories
RELIGION(REL015000) -> Christianity(REL015000) -> History(REL015000)
RELIGION(REL067040) -> Christian Theology(REL067040) -> Christology(REL067040)
RELIGION(REL067080) -> Christian Theology(REL067080) -> History(REL067080)
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Publication Date
April 2016
Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-78535-277-5
$25.95 | £14.99
8.5x5.5 inches | 216x140 mm
168PP
e-book
ISBN: 978-1-78535-278-2
$8.99 | £5.99
Library of Congress
2015949730
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