The True Life of Jesus of Nazareth
THE TRUE LIFE OF JESUS OF NAZARETHThis is a story that will shock the world, and at the same time can free people from the religious bondage of mysticism, superstition, lies and deceit that have kept them in ignorance and fear for the last two thousand years.  It can serve to clear the barriers to the new spiritual renaissance.  It is a highly descriptive narrative, full of rich detail.The book has a lengthy introduction explaining the circumstances by which the medium, Alexander Smyth, came to pen it.  The true authors are Saul of Tarsus and Judas Iscariot.  They have been wandering in the spirit world for 18 centuries in isolation, which time they passed in remorse and repentance for their vile acts while on earth.  Through Alexander, they hope to set the record straight and relate the true history of Jesus.The introduction also contains a section on the early history of Jesus.  The first shock to Christian mythology, though not to any rational thinker, is that Jesus was not born of a virgin and although Joseph and Mary raised him, they were not his natural parents.  However, the true parentage and circumstances surrounding his birth are not revealed until the end of the story.  The introduction also covers Jesus' early relationship with John the Baptist and the first awakening and indications of his natural powers to heal.  When his foster father dies, Jose, as Jesus was called, set out to see the world to gain knowledge.  He returns when he is about 30 years old and that is when the story takes place. Scene by scene, the biblical cast of characters and familiar stories are introduced.  Yet, they appear in a whole new light, as normal people with common emotions, weaknesses and ambitions.  Here they are stripped of the supernatural falsification attributed to them by ecclesiastic writers to promote the unquestioned authority of religion.  --From the publisher