Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation

Jesus and the Victory of God

N.T. Wright · 741 pages

Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament

Bart D. Ehrman · 345 pages

"We may think of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament as the only sacred writings of the early Christians, but this is not at all the case. Lost Scriptures offers an anthology of up-to-date and readable translations of many non-canonical writings from the first centuries after Christ - texts that have been for the most part lost or neglected for almost two millennia." "Lost Scriptures gives

The Gospel of Judas

Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin W. Meyer, Gregor Wurst, Francois Gaudard · 192 pages

For 1,600 years its message lay hidden. When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded. Here was a gospel that had not been seen since the early days of Christianity, and which few experts had even thought existed--a gospel told from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, history's ultimate traitor. And far from being a villa

Who Wrote the New Testament? The Making of the Christian Myth

Burton L. Mack · 336 pages

(Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum) The Sealed Nectar: Biography of the Noble Prophet (SAW)

Safiy al-Rahman al-Mubarakfuri · 588 pages

Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths

Bruce Feiler · 272 pages

In this timely, provocative, and uplifting journey, the bestselling author of Walking the Bible searches for the man at the heart of the world's three monotheistic religions -- and today's deadliest conflicts. At a moment when the world is asking, “Can the religions get along?” one figure stands out as the shared ancestor of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. One man holds the key to our deepest fears

Occidental Mythology

Joseph Campbell · 576 pages

Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity

Elaine Pagels, Karen L. King · 224 pages

The instant New York Times bestseller interpreting the controversial long-lost gospelThe recently unearthed Gospel of Judas is a source of fascination for biblical scholars and lay Christians alike. Now two leading experts on the Gnostic gospels tackle the important questions posed by its discovery, including: How could any Christian imagine Judas to be Jesus' favorite? And what kind of vision of

Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography

John Dominic Crossan · 209 pages

"Crossan paints his Jesus with great warmth and power."-New York Times Book ReviewJohn Dominic Crossan is widely regarded as the leading authority on the words and life of Jesus Christ. His classic national bestseller, Jesus, is a powerful and controversial portrait of a courageous revolutionary, philosopher, and political agitator who challenged the prevailing rules of the social order. Bold, mov

No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam

Reza Aslan · 310 pages

Though it is the fastest growing religion in the world, Islam remains shrouded by ignorance and fear. What is the essence of this ancient faith? Is it a religion of peace or war? How does Allah differ from the God of Jews and Christians? Can an Islamic state be founded on democratic values such as pluralism and human rights? A writer and scholar of comparative religions, Reza Aslan has earned inte

The Christian Tradition 1: The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition 100-600

Jaroslav Pelikan · 442 pages

Early Christian Doctrines

J.N.D. Kelly · 506 pages

The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ

Anonymous, Joseph Smith Jr. · 630 pages

The Book of Mormon is a translation of golden tablets given to Joseph Smith who wrote of their account of a plan for salvation and what men must do to gain peace in this life and eternal redemption in the life to come. Smith received these golden plates from Mormon's son Moroni who was dead but considered glorified and resurrected on September 21, 1823. Smith said he was instructed by God to provi

The Jesus Family Tomb: The Discovery, the Investigation & the Evidence That Could Change History

Simcha Jacobovici, Charles Pellegrino · 240 pages

In 1980, workers at a Jerusalem construction site accidentally uncovered a cache of bone boxes from early Christian times. When reports about the crypt discovery leaked out 16 years later, the London Sunday Times headlined the story as "The Tomb That Dare Not Speak Its Name." Now the full story will be told. In 2005, documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici obtained permission to break through the

Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus

Thomas Cahill · 368 pages

A fresh look at the impact of Jesus & early Christianity on the shaping of Western civilization.

The Religion of the Ancient Celts

John Arnott MacCulloch · 338 pages

To summon a dead religion from its forgotten grave and to make it tell its story, would require an enchanter's wand. Other old faiths, of Egypt, Babylon, Greece, Rome, are known to us. But in their case liturgies, myths, theogonies, theologies, and the accessories of cult, remain to yield their report of the outward form of human belief and aspiration. How scanty, on the other hand, are the record

Stories Of The Prophets

bn kthyr, Ibn Kathir · 246 pages

The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?

Tim Freke, Peter Gandy · 360 pages

The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family and the Birth of Christianity

James D. Tabor · 363 pages

Based on a careful analysis of the earliest Christian documents and recent archaeological discoveries, The Jesus Dynasty offers a bold new interpretation of the life of Jesus and the origins of Christianity. Biblical scholar Tabor brings us closer than ever to the historical Jesus. He sheds new light on Jesus' relationship with John the Baptizer, the role played by his brother James, and how Paul'

A History of Religious Ideas 1: From the Stone Age to the Eleusinian Mysteries

Mircea Eliade · 489 pages

Codex Judas papers

International Congress on the Tchacos Codex (2008 Houston, Tex.) · 637 pages

The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion

Rodney Stark · 506 pages

Celebrated religious and social historian Rodney Starktraces the extraordinary rise of Christianity through its most pivotal andcontroversial moments to offer fresh perspective on the history of the world's largest religion. In The Triumph of Christianity, the author of God's Battalions and The Rise of Christianity gathers and refines decades of powerful research and discovery into one concentrate

A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years

Diarmaid MacCulloch · 1,161 pages

Christianity, one of the world's great religions, has had an incalculable impact on human history. This book, now the most comprehensive and up to date single volume work in English, describes not only the main ideas and personalities of Christian history, its organisation and spirituality, but how it has changed politics, sex, and human society.Diarmaid MacCulloch ranges from Palestine in the fir

The Evolution of God

Robert Wright · 567 pages

In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy. He explains