num_pages: 229
description: HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED ON THE FIRST EASTER?- Every Easter holiday we are confronted with the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. They are Passion Plays held around the world. There are dramatic movies and documentaries available to entertain and educate us. Yet, almost without exception, these stories are inaccurate. Why? Because they attempt to tell you "the story" of the Passion of the Christ. The problem is that there isn't one story. There are four stories.   -Every portrayal of that fateful Passover holiday relies on the first four books of the New Testament as their source. However, each one of the Gospels has its own unique story to tell. In many cases there are numerous similarities between the stories, but there are also many contradictions. Each writer and screenwriter wishing to tell the story of Jesus is forced to choose between the different versions provided by the New Testament. What did Jesus say when he was arrested? What were the last words of Christ? Who visited the empty tomb? What did they see there? Each Gospel gives us a different answer. There are many more questions like these with very many more different answers. There simply is no single story of the Passion. -While it is correct to say that there are four separate Gospel stories dealing with the death of Jesus, it is also certain that there is only one historical truth that lies behind all these different versions. This book aims to find that truth. However, in dealing with the history of events that occurred two thousand years ago, we have to accept that there are limits to our knowledge. We will never know with absolute certainty what happened so long ago. Given this, it is perhaps better to say that this book attempts to give a plausible account of these events.-This is certainly an ambitious undertaking, yet this book will also go one step further. As we uncover the true nature of these events, it will become clear that the authors of the Gospels were keeping secrets from us, secrets about the life of and death of Jesus of Nazareth. This book will reveal those secrets. -Intrigued? Read on.
language: English
title: The Prophet, The Disciple, The Cross, and The Tomb: A New Account Of The Last Days Of Jesus Of Nazareth