The Jesus Mystery: Astonishing Clues to the True Identities of Jesus and Paul

285 Pages·2007·4.58 MB·English

by  Lena Einhorn

THEJ ESUMSY STER Y
ASTONISHICNLGU ES
TO THET RUEI DENTITIOEF S
JESUASN D PAU L
LENA EINHORN
THEL YONSP RESS
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CONTENTS
CHAPT1E RP rolo1g ue
CHAPT2E RD iJde sEuvesr E xis7t ?
CHAPT3E RB iratnhdC hildh5o1o d
CHAPT4ER E ncounwtietJrho htnh Bea pt7i7s t
CHAPT5E RT heP reacJheesr9u 5s
CHAPTE6R E nterJienrgu s1a1l5e m
CHAPTE7R T heT ri1a2l9
CHAPT8E RO nW hethJeers Duise d thoCenr oss 149
CHAPT9E RW hatH appenoentd h Reo atdo D amasc1u7s3?
CHAPT1E0RA Hypoth2e2s5i s
CHAPT1E1RP osts2c4r1i pt
ACKNOWLEDGMTESN2 43
NOTES2 45
INDXE 269

CHAPTEIR
PROLOGUE
Theew rearlew haiysst wohrsoia aiicntdos un lobdtde o bneec ause
ohfi stpoorrbilcTeahmlews re.aer l ew tahyeso lwohsgoai iiatdn s
shoulbded onneo to btfeh ceaouolsboejgn eisAcc.ntat dilh o weerree
alwsacyhssow lhsaoa rtihfdreo m wehret nhm eeya tnhltea tter.
JohDno minCirco ssan,
ThHei stjoers1iu9c9s1a1, l
Thisst oriyf, siutcc ahnb ec allheads, bweietnh mienf orm any
yearsb;em otrope r ecfiorst ew,e ntyy-efaiYrveesIt .h avneo wtr it­
teinet a rerlo,iri na nyo thweary a ttempttoge idvi eft or mO.n ec an
welals wkh ya,s liictel so tsowe h aIth avper veiouwsolryk weidt h.
Somyee aargsom yc olleBaegnuBgeet r agn dIm adaes e­
rieosfd ocunmtearfiyl mfsor S wediTselhve isitohnaw te c alled
FrotmhS eh adooftw hPsea sThte.s e riwehsi,cc ho nsiosftt ehdr ee
parts,w idteshao lmthe i stomryisctaeltr hiaertse scehaerrs-with
varyisnugc cesvsed- ehvaottehde msetlovs eosl viWneg l.o oked
att hoer igoiftn hsFe i nnliasnhg uaangdte h Fei nnmiytshhs w,e
lookeadt r eseaornct hh oer igoiftn h Ie nod-Eupreoanasn,dw e
2 THEJ SEUSM YSETRY
lookaettd h set oorfyt hEex odouusto fE gypatn dt hoer igoifn s
theIr saeliTtheels a.sp tr ogrianmp ,ar tiacruh,la sg repata rallels
witthh ies sureasi sientd h ibso ok: btohtcehyo ncecrenn trrealli ­
giofugisu rwehso spee rslol niavdeess,tp eti hemiorn muentraoll es
int hrweoer lrde lnisgti,oao g redaetg rweeer ieg onrebdyc ontem­
poarrhyi srtyWo.h oa ctluyawl as the nbeowytb hoartn Pharaoh's
daughtiessr a itdoh avfeou ndi nt hreu sh(easdn ,a sF reud once
askeddi,sd h jeu s"tfi ntdh"ib so yw itahnE gyptian nIastmh ee)r?e
anye quivatlote hnet Extohdfeul si,og fht thI ers aelfirtoeEmsg pyt
int hoet herwfiairswleye ldlo cmuentEegdy pthiiasnt oIrsty h?e re
anyd escriaptat liolofa n p eoptlheac to ulcdo rproenstdo t hIe­s
raeliteiss?t heArinendE, g pytihasnit orayn,ye quivaltenhte to
perscoanl lMeods es?
Ia mi rersistaitbtrlaytc ot etmdhy est eroiror uast,ht eotr h e
realbiethyi tnhdme y sterAinodua sb.o vaelI la mt emptbeytd h at
whichha sb een hibdytd iemnbe y,t hawth iclhi peasr thliyd den
int hoeb sctuyor fit hpea ,sb tuwt hiclhe stso mcel utehsr gohut o
thpe ersenItt r.yi ,n ascmhua sI h avteh oep protuinttyo,u nravel
thpea st awlitlth hme e anastm yd ispotshaaelc :tu eaxli stsicnig­,
entifivcearlilfiyha iboslrteai,lkc nowlewdegh ea voef t htei maen d
thsee tttihnpega ;r atlalleells e goertn hdaastr a eva ilaabnldwe h,i ch
cans heldi guhpto ena coht hetrhp;es ychgoilcioanld ucemtehnatts
mayh avfeor metdh eb asfiorst heac tnisoo ft hei ndiviIduna ls.
shortth:ee ternals-oamnedt idmaensg ercoluisct-hheat th eirse
otfeang raoifnt ruitnht hawth ichi nidtsii snicst whatm es purs
oni nm yc uritoyTs.h ieq uestbieoinnw gh,ai tst hagtr ain?
Andi ti sj usstuc ha facsinattihoaInth avleo nfgle tfo r
JesoufsN azarehtahv.be e Ief nsa caitnebdy t hree albiethyi tnhde
textth,he i stopreircsabolen h itnhdse t orainedts h ree ligcioonu­s
ceptIhs a.v leo nbge eans tonibsyhc eedr tcaiiurnmc stantcheast
makteh set oorfyJ esoursr ,a ethrt hsee arfcorht hhei staoltr riucth
behitnhdse t orsyoi, n credfsaicbilnya Btuidtn egs.tp eti haIth ave
nevewrr ittaenny thing Ddeoswpnit.th eaI td idni'nltcu dteh e
stoorfyJ esoufsN azarientt hh see ersFi ormt hSel raodtfoi Pwrases t.
Whyn otB?e cauistflee lt i akt ea obo.
PROOLGUE 3
Jesausr ouseemso tiionna s watyh aMto sense vehra s
done-althbooutgahhr e relpiegrisaoolunistT iheesrm.ea yb ed i­f
freenrte asfoornt sh iJse:s aucsc,o rtdoiC nhgr isyt,ii stah nseio tno f
Goda,n di na ccordwaintctheh deo ctroiftn heTe r iniisht iym self
Godw,h iMloes edse,s phiitpser ominpeosnitt iinot nhO el dTe sta­
ment nheavseb re ecno nsidaenryetdhb iunatgh umabne inAgn.­
othreera smoany bet wtoh-et housandr-eyleiagtrie-onouslsid o ns
that thhaevoierr i giinfn iast ohr,t hree jecotffi iaotnih n,J esauss
thMee ssiAalhs.oo n,e m uscto nsiJdeesruf su'nm deantiamlp or­
tantcoet he Chrbiesltiietavhnece rl ;or seel atiboentswheifeaipnt h
inh im-athsse o nof G odr,e rsruecftreodtm h dee ad-atnhdre e ­
ligieoxupse rience.
Nevehretletshsse,e arfcorht hhei stoJreisciuasnsl e itah er
newn ora nu nknopwhne nomeTnhoenfi r.s atc ademic who seri­
ouslayp plhiiemds eltfh qetu oe stwiaostn h Gee rmatnh eologian
ando rienHtearlmiasSntan m uReeli maruHsa,m bgiui nrnt hmei d­
eighteceenntthuR reyi.m arwuhsoa, v oidpeudb lishhiirsna gd ical
hyphoetsaebso uCth risttydi uarniihnigls ei tfimhea,dp arotfsh is
worAkp oloodgSeicreh utfzidsiicvrehe rrniifiVtnm fhtGriaeglr[ml A epsol ­
ogyo rd efenfcoetr her atiownoarls hisp opfGe ord]p ublished
posthumyo,b uestlwe1e7n7 a4n d1 77t8h,e m osit mptoarnotf
whicihsc onsriedtdeo b et hfer agmeenntti 'tTlheoedb jeocfJt e sus
andh idsi sciRpeliemsa:wr·hu osw ,a si nfluebnytc hereda otnialism
oft hEen lightesnomuegnhtt d-iadfs,or e xamphliess,u ccessor
DaviFdr eidSrtircahu sdse-stcor ai Jbees "ufsr ee rferloimg ious
dogmAac:·c ordtioRn egi maarnudsm ,a nyo theirnts h is wfiavres t
ofr eseairnctthoh hei stoJreuiscsJa,el s wuass p rimaarJ ielwyi sh
revloutiownhaort yr iteods eipzoew eirnJ erusablueftmai ,l eidn
thiast temptw aasen xde cuatnedRd e,i marus stuhgaigtwte asst ed
noutn taifltJ eers duesa'tt hha htid si scicprleeatsth emedy tohf t he
resurraecntdti hopeni ctoufJr ees tuhsaf tor mst hfeou ndatifoorn
Chrisyt.iR aeniimtawraussn ot an haotwhveeei,rs tb.u t rather he
considtehrahetud m abne incgosu lwdi-tthh hee lopft heiinrt elli­
gence-vaeca hr ieeligfiaiottuhhs ai tsm orter uteh aonn eth ahta s
itfsou ndatiionmn isr acalnedrs e veolnast.i
4 THE JSEUSM YSTEYR
Thifisr smta joqru esfotrt hhei srtiocJaels cuasm teo a n
endi n1 90w6h enA lbteS rchweiptuzbelri shhimesdo nmuental
worakb outth hei stoofrt yhr ee seaarbcohuJ te sTushQ,eu eostfth e
HistorAincdaS lch wJeeisstouzbeser.pr loiyn tosu tt hefo llowing:
Reimaarnudsh ifsol lowweerrsne o dt rivebny a "purheilsyt ori­
cailn terbeusttth :ee'ix rp rpeusrsp owsaest op romortaoetn ilaism,
andt hey used o"fht sihteo rJyae nsaa ulssil nyt hset rugaggalien st
thtey ranonfdy o gmaP?e rhatphpser obl(eomfra c sinatwiiotnh)
thqeu efsortt hhei stoJreischuaaslda lwabyese pnr ecitsheitlshy:e
quewsats c hacrtaerbiyzte hdwe i shaensd neetdhso wsohefo p ut
forwartdh hey pothTehseeq su.ew sats n ev"efrr AeseS :c'h weitzer
writ"eTsh:ue sa cshu ccveese spiocohft heolfoougnyd i tosw n
thoguhtisnJ estuhsa;wt a si,n detehdoe,n lwya yi nw hicihtc ould
makHei ml ive:'3
Sucphr eocjtisotngi olelo sn i no urd ayT.h ed ilemfmora
altlh ose cwohnot itnosu eea rfcorht hhei stoJreiscuaasnld,t hey
armea ny( the currieson ftt cesantl al'geTehdT e h iQrude sitts"h) a,t
theirsse o l itttol eog noI. n e ffetchte oyn lhyav eo nem ajosro urce:
thNee wT estaemntAs.t hAem erictahne oloCgrigaaL in. Blerogm b
wri:t" eTswsoom ewhtao ppotsep iroblceomnrsfo nhti storOina ns.
thoe neh andt,h edyi scomvuecrhl esisn depentdeesnottni ymt o
thlei offJe estuhsa tnh ey mhiagvheetx pteeccdo nceronniewn hgo
gavrei tsoes ucahm ajowro rlrde lni.gOi nto hoet hhearn wdh,e n
thelyo ojku sattM atthMeawr,kL ukaen dJ ohinst,e emasst hoguh
theirste o mou cht estimonY:'4
Yetth sei tuaitsti yopni acnadLi nt harte escptth set oorfy
Jesduose nso td iffer from th:a tt ahorefbye o Mtrohes leisgious
leadfiegru roefgs i gapntriocp ortpieornswsoh,no s accotrotd hien g
canonsiocu rcheasvh ea da ne normso iunfluoennt chee siurr ­
roundingyse-ttah neadyr pee rswohnost oa g reat seexettmeo n t
havsel ipppaesdtt h ep enosf c ontermaprohyi storTihaanitss .
mysterbiuotnu esv,e rthteylpeiscsaL oBueotc fat uhsiceso metsh e
mixtuorfte r uatnhd m ytht hamta kelse getnhda,mt a kesso me­
thing thaotu iram lalgoiwnsta ota icotn but awlthlhi seca hm,e , is
creaftreodsm o mtehirnega Tlh.eq uestiiswo,hn at d oetsh i"sr eal"
consoifs?t
PROLOGUE 5
As hIa vien idcataebdo vIeh ,a vhea dm y owtnh oughts
abottu hree aple rstohnhe,i sctaofilrg iurJee,s fuorsm ,a nyye aIr s.d o
noctl atiomc ompewtietht hmea nyt heoloagnidha insst owrhioa ns
form orteh atnw o centuries have tdoefi vndoitnteghd e themselves
persJoens buse hitnhdeb icbalslit orJiuesasts.A lbeSrcth weitzer
pointoeudtt heayr mea nya,n dt hwea y tshpeeyc tueil sta,oa c on­
siderdaebglrceeo el,o nroeotdn lbyyt hemiort ivbeusat,l sboyt heir
wiltloc onfraonndot v erthrow.C hMsrotisitta hne ologstiaayn s
more loers" sw itthhifenol dw"h ent hey regaarnda lJyaeznsedu s
thpe ersOothne.r hsa vei,ns omien stapnrceetsse,esd n pectacular
theorTiheiisssa. n e xcitfiienlgd ,i foan nesd t atrota ste tmpttop en­
etrabteeh indt etmhpetc iunrgt thaaitnh isthoardly a iodu to nei s
simply ipnufu lrhlteerJd.e sluisv oendl tyw ot housyaenadar gso ,
thuisnh istoricaanldi nat g iemoeg,r aaprheiac attth hateti mwea s
occupbiyeo dn eo ft hmeo spto werfeumlp irients h hei stoofthr ey
worltdh,Re o maEnm piIrnea .d dointh,ie w asa ctiavte precisely the
timweh ent hec ultaunrdes oectioyf t hiasr eJae,w ish aJnudd ea
Galiwleereae,p proacthhiefnilagrlo ,n e tohfmea jocarst taropihne s
Jewihsihsr tyTo.h earrete h retaodp su ltlh,ei rwser ithtiesnt tohreyr,e
arpea rasltloerlti heesar,re de e scriopftc ioonntse mporrealriyg ious
ands oacliu phveaasl Theq uestiisho onw t heayr ceo nnecTtheed .
questiiswo hnot hJiess oufsN azarreetahwl alsy.
A necescsoadnriyt iioofnn ei sto e xamitnhehe istfoirg­ical
ure Joefsi usts h aotn ei gnorelse-atasettm porarreilliygf-iaiotuhs,
andp ossibtloyot hied eoafJ esaussd iviRneei.m awraussa ware
oft hiwsh en he wrtohtaeit,sp erahndat phrsee ashoints h oguhts
remaiunnepdu blidsuhreidn glf ieihtmie(s w hiSlter awuhsosp ,u b­
lishheibdso oTkh eo JLfe iswfiuets hh iinls i tfiemweo,u llda tceorm ­
ment" ihta sm adem y lei flao lnyeo ne:N'e5v)eh.re tlessi,s this
necesisofa nrewya nttsoh avaec hantcoefi ndt hhei stopreirc­al
sonR.e spfeorcw th aJte saucsh ieavneddf o,rt hree ligeixopuesr i­
encaes sioactweidt ahb eliineh fi mo,u ghtth unso bte colmees Ist.
didnfor'R te imaArnuds . ndoorei sft o ra ltlh otshee olowghioa ns
nowaydsad evotthee msetlosv teusd oifte hshe si torpiecraslo n.
Most tohhfey pothIew sielpslr esennto mtai rneae l one.
Itis e vidtehnatwt h eny ous tatroat l lyoowu rsteoll ofo aktJ esus