I recently received an announcement for a new book called The Word of Jesus, according to which “Jesus was not Jewish but Egyptian.” Jesus, we are told, was “a pagan.” Apparently aware that we may not be persuaded by the book’s argument, the blurb assures us that, “Whether convinced or skeptical, one is never bored!” The book is available in French, Spanish and English. How is it that far-out books like this make their way into the marketplace? Mostly it is their sensational claims, aided, of course, by the media, ever willing to give exposure to the wildest contentions. […]
