Does for Christianity what The God Delusion did for general religion Religious belief in the West is atrophying
- except in the USA where it has retreated into Christian fundamentalism This iconoclastic book provides historical reinforcement to the former & a clear challenge to the latter It offers a completely new & comprehensive answer to the question ' Who exactly was Jesus & how does that relate to what Christians came to believe after his death?' This new paradigm provides a revised chronology for events in the first half of the 1st century AD; identifies who all the key players really were at the time including the historical figure of Jesus himself; & shows how the religion we call Christianity evolved from Roman misunderstanding of Jewish messianic belief Most important of all it provides an account of people & events that is not just intellectually plausible but psychologically satisfying It will become required reading for anyone who cares about the roots of western civilisation & the fight for a secular society