The Truth About Jesus and the "Lost Gospels": A Reasoned Look at Thomas, Judas, and the Gnostic Gospels

By David Marshall

Book Overview

Recent headlines, bestselling books, and even a blockbustermovie have called widespread attention to controversial writings that challengesome of the key teachings and perspectives that people of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736920552
• ISBN13: 9780736920551
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A persuasively written, passionate treatise, accessible to readers of all backgrounds.

Written by David Marshall, founder and director of the Kuai Mu Institute for Christianity and World Cultures, The Truth About Jesus and the Lost Gospels: A Reasoned Look at Thomas, Judas, and the Gnostic Gospels is a thoughtful examination of the ancient "Lost Gospels" that portray Jesus Christ in a different manner than the canonical New Testament. Chapters discuss what the "Lost Gospels" are and where they came from, whether these writings can be trusted on par with the Bible, and whether certain popular perceptions of Jesus have been mistaken all along. The Truth About Jesus and the Lost Gospels is sharply critical of Gnosticism, going so far as to declare "'Gnostic Christianity' is a contradiction of terms", and emphasizes that true freedom can only be found through Jesus Christ. Delving into examples of how Christianity has transformed lives throughout history up to the modern day, The Truth About Jesus and the Lost Gospels is a persuasively written, passionate treatise, accessible to readers of all backgrounds.

Another thoughtful book from a thoughtful author

This latest book is a nice addition to the other thoughtful works that David Marshall has written in recent years. Concise and well written, this is well worth reading by anyone interested in a critical overview of the so-called Gnostic gospels.

Marshall continues to successfully de-bunk the "gnostic gospels"

With the (somewhat) recent discussions on the gospel of Judas, this book's purpose seems to be threefold: 1- Introduce "gnostic gospels" (Judas, Thomas, Mary, etc) and explain their many flaws; 2- Show how they differ from biblical gospels, and 3- Contrast the positive, uplifting message of the biblical gospels with the not-so-positive (sometimes regressive, sometimes sexist, etc) message of the gnostics. Gnostic gospels are too often considered 'on par' with the biblical gospels by many popular skeptics, and their message usually comes across as more uplifting, tolerant, reliable, etc than the bible. This book swiftly addresses such issues and explains why such ideas are untrue. This book elaborates on Marshall's studies into the Thomas gospel found in his previous book "Why the Jesus seminar can't find Jesus." That book can be seen as complementary to this one, and helps explain not only how the Jesus seminar's ideas are flawed, but also why we shouldn't trust the gospel of Thomas. Both books are recommended if you wish to learn more about how the gnostic texts differ from the biblical gospels, and how the biblical gospels are not only more reliable but far more "progressive" and enlightening in their overall message.