Heresy

Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God

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'In the beginning was the Word,' says the Gospel of John. This sentence - and the words of all four gospels - are central to the teachings of the Christian church and have shaped Western art, literature and language, and the Western mind.

Yet in the years after the death of Christ there was not merely one word, nor any consensus as to who Jesus was or why he had mattered. There were many different Jesuses, among them the aggressive Jesus who scorned his parents and crippled those who opposed him, the Jesus who sold his twin into slavery and the Jesus who had someone crucified in his stead.

Moreover, in the early years of the first millennium there were many other saviours, many sons of gods who healed the sick and cured the lame. But as Christianity spread, they were pronounced unacceptable - even heretical - and they faded from view. Now, in Heretic, Catherine Nixey tells their extraordinary story, one of contingency, chance and plurality. It is a story about what might have been.

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Authors:
Nixey, Catherine
Year Published:
2024
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Hardback
Illustrations Note:
16pp colour plates
ISBN:
9781529040357
Number of Pages:
384
Publication Date:
07/03/2024
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Place of Publication:
London
SKU:
9781529040357

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