Pairing modern and historical investigation with the results of current archaeological and anthropological discoveries, this book presents a startling vision of the Christ of faith through the lens of the historical Jesus. It also leads to some surprising conclusions. Whether you are a spiritual seeker or a seasoned Christian, The Jesus Conspiracy will enable you to know more about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.
Gordon Thomas (born 1933) is a Welsh author who has written more than fifty books. Thomas was born in Wales, in a cemetery keeper's cottage where his grandmother lived. He had his first story published at nine years old in a Boy's Own Paper competition. With his father in the RAF, he traveled widely and was educated at the Cairo High School, the Maritz Brothers (in Port Elizabeth, South Africa) and, lastly, at Bedford Modern School. His first book, completed at the age of seventeen, is the story of a British spy in Russia during World War II, titled Descent Into Danger. He refused the offer of a job at a university in order to accompany a traveling fair for a year: he used those experiences for his novel, Bed of Nails. Since then his books have been published worldwide. He has been a foreign correspondent beginning with the Suez Crisis and ending with the first Gulf War. He was a BBC writer/producer for three flagship BBC programmes: Man Alive, Tomorrow's World and Horizon.
He is a regular contributor to Facta, the respected monthly Japanese news magazine, and he lectures widely on the secret world of intelligence. He also provides expert analysis on intelligence for US and European television and radio programs.His book Gideon's Spies: Mossad's Secret Warriors became a major documentary for Channel Four that he wrote and narrated: The Spy Machine. It followed three years of research during which he was given unprecedented access to Mossad’s main personnel. The documentary was co-produced by Open Media and Israfilm.
Gideon's Spies: Mossad's Secret Warriors has so far been published in 16 languages. A source for this book was Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli intelligence agent, and legendary Israeli spy Rafi Eitan. According to Charles Foster in Contemporary Review: "Writers who know their place are few and far between: fortunately Mr Thomas is one of them. By keeping to his place as a tremendous storyteller without a preacher's pretensions, he has put his book amongst the important chronicles of the state of Israel."
Mr. Gordon Thomas has written a fair, thoughtful and investigative book. Unlike the last book I almost finished, Jesus is looked at through his religious and historical being. It isn't a read that you can breeze through even if you are a speed reader. It is one where it will take on the journey of Jesus' life, step by step. . .
A very detailed synopsis of what led to Jesus' crucifixion. Author used the Bible and other sources to compile this. I did not like his use of the King James version for scripture quotes as it made it hard to believe that anyone speaking back in those days would use King's English. Seemed odd.