The Making of the Messiah

by Robert Sheaffer

"This book presents a picture of the origins of Christianity very different from anything that has been published before," writes Robert Sheaffer in the Introduction to The Making of the Messiah. "Many Christians will find this book as offensive as Moslem fanatics did Salman Rushdie's 'blasphemous' Satanic Verses." Sheaffer has provided fascinating reading for all those not afraid to question the jargon and inconsistencies that lie behind the "accepted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879756918
• ISBN13: 9780879756918
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Interesting Take on Jesus

The author posits that Jesus' deificaiton was a construct of later ages in the quest to make people victims. The author gives a fair review of the literature of the debate regarding Jesus' existence as an actual historical figure. Add it to the library on the most important figure in Western history.

Great look at Christ and the origins of Christianity.

For anyone who wants to take a challenging, intellectually viable look at the creation of Christianity. Many people proclaim to "believe in the Bible" without knowing anything of the Bible's history or of the motivations of those who wrote it. It seems to me that one cannot claim to be a true believer or disbeliever in the stories of the bible without first questioning the validity of the writings contained therein. This book presents an interesting, and well documented theory which accounts for many of the discrepancies in the "synoptic" gospels. It is a pointed reminder that the bible was written by early church beaurocrats - not witnesses to the events of Christ's life