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"The people in these short stories were among those closest to Jesus --Mary, Joseph, Jesus' brother James, John the Baptist, Zechariah, and Elizabeth. Each has a compelling tale to tell. Kingsbury intersperses fictional, [emotional] details anchored in Scripture with historical and theological insights and questions that will guide soul-searching and reflection"--Amazon.com.
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The sons of Joseph ran a successful carpentry business in Nazareth - until the oldest brother, Jesus, left to tel the world he will forgive their sins and save their souls. Not many people want a stool made by the family of a crazy man. James wants nothing more than to have a normal life. But normal walked out the day his brother did. Hearing about a plot against Jesus, James must find him before it's too late. And decide for himself who his brother...
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A recent major archeological discovery in Jerusalem is revolutionizing understanding of Jesus and the earliest years of Christianity. The authors have examined a sealed tomb in Jerusalem, where they have found the earliest evidence for a belief in the resurrection of Jesus, based on what appears to be the oldest Christian iconography ever discovered.
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"A radical reassessment of the role of Mary the mother of Jesus and other women in the early Church. Despite the commonly held assumption that the Bible says little about the mother of Jesus, there are many indications that Mary preceded and inspired her son in fostering the emergence of a new faith community. In the Gospel of John, Mary instigates Jesus' first miracle, and in all four gospels she is present at the crucifixion, suggesting hers was...
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"Raised in a wealthy family in Sepphoris with ties to the ruler of Galilee, Ana is rebellious and ambitious, a relentless seeker with a brilliant, curious mind and a daring spirit. She yearns for a pursuit worthy of her life, but finds no outlet for her considerable talents. Defying the expectations placed on women, she engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes secret narratives about neglected and silenced women. When she meets the eighteen-year-old...
7) The Jesus family tomb: the discovery, the investigation, and the evidence that could change history
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The Jesus Family Tomb tells the story of what may very well be the greatest archaeological find of all time-the discovery of the family tomb of Jesus of Nazareth. Following the accidental bulldozing of a tomb during the building of a housing complex in suburban Jerusalem in 1980, archaeologists from the Israeli Antiquities Authority were immediately called to the scene. Inside, the archaeologists found ten ossuaries-limestone boxes that served as...
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"Thomas and Tasmin, twin siblings hired to oversee a wedding feast in Cana, worry when the host runs out of wine . . . until a guest tells Tasmin to have the servants fill the pitchers by the gate with water from the cistern. Reluctantly, she obeys and is amazed when rainwater turns into the finest wine ever tasted in Cana. When Thomas impulsively decides to follow the teacher from Nazareth, he and Tasmin argue--since the twins have been together...
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"Su vida cambia cuando conoce a Jesus, un joven rebelde que se opone pacificamente a la dominacion de Roma, que no hace milagros pero si ayuda a pobres y prostitutas y que se convierte en lider casi a su pesar. Pero lo que se cuenta aqui no se la historia que ya conocemos sino la de las mujeres en una epoca en la que la inteligencia, el ingenio y la inquietud, eran propiedad de los hombres. Una reivindicacion feminista en una novela en la que la riqueza...
10) Da Vinci's code
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National Geographic travels the world to uncover evidence to support and refute the claims of the best-selling title and in addition interviews other conspiracy theorists that believe Jesus' descendants walk the Earth today.
11) Mary of Nazareth
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The story of Mary of Nazareth, from her life as a young girl in Galilee, visited by the angel Gabriel, to the last days of Jesus and beyond.
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In the footsteps of the Holy Family examines the Holy Family's flight from Herod, visiting various stops along the route at which miracles are believed to have occurred. The Twelve Apostles examines the New Testament and Apocryphal gospels in search of the truth about the Apostles. The Apostle Paul examines his life. Jesus, the holy child looks at the life of Jesus and Mary of Nazereth examines his mother's life.
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Explores the theories underlying Dan Brown's novel The da Vinci code and Michael Baigent and Henry Lincoln's earlier nonfiction work Holy blood, Holy Grail which claim that Jesus Christ survived the cross, procreated with Mary Magdalene, and founded a bloodline that was secretly guarded for centuries by the Knights Templar.