{"product_id":"heretic-jesus-christ-and-the-other-sons-of-god-hardcover","title":"Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine Nixey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A brilliant book.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Best of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHeretic\u003c\/em\u003e tells a moreish intellectual story and shakes up your understanding of Western history. At the same time, somewhat improbably, it supplies at least one good joke per paragraph; you have to keep turning back to enjoy them again.\" ―\u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e, Best of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom a celebrated classicist and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Darkening Age\u003c\/em\u003e (\"[a] ballista-bolt of a book\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e), a biography of the many, diverse variations of Jesus who thrived in early Christian traditions--and how they were lost until just one \"true\" Christ survived.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContrary to the teachings of the church today, in the first several centuries of Christianity's existence, there was no consensus as to who Jesus was or why he had mattered. Instead, there were many different Christs. One had a twin brother and traveled to India; another consorted with dragons. One particularly terrifying Christ scorned his parents and killed those who opposed him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoreover, in the early years of the first millennium there were many other saviors, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeretic\u003c\/em\u003e unearths the different versions of Christ who existed in the minds of early Christians, and the process of evolution--and elimination--by which Jesus became the singular figure we know today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHeretic \u003c\/em\u003ehas the mother lode of tales too hot for Christendom. Nixey has carefully wrung out a number of apocryphal texts for scandal.\" --\u003cem\u003eHarper's Magazine \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCATHERINE NIXEY studied classics at Cambridge and taught the subject for several years before becoming a journalist at the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e (UK), where she still works. Her mother was a nun, her father was a monk, and she was brought up Catholic. Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Darkening Age\u003c\/i\u003e, she lives in London with her husband and their two children. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966681022765,"sku":"9780358652915","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/enZhjYf45n9780358652915.webp?v=1775535282","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/heretic-jesus-christ-and-the-other-sons-of-god-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}