Autobiography of Jesus

Wouldn't so many, many contemporary controversies be definitively settled if only we had Jesus's own writings about his life? Doesn't the sorry world of the 21st century need his inspired insights, straight from the Savior's lips? Of course! And yet, this Spiritualist-dictated "autobiography" languishes unread!

Check it out here.

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Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 05, 2012
Category: Disguises, Impersonations, Mimics and Forgeries | Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators | Religion | Books | Nineteenth Century

Comments

The artist seems to have taken quite a bit of licence to portray Jesus as a white man.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/05/12 at 10:14 AM

Remember that the mid 19th century was the era of the rise of the Mormons and the Millerites. I liked especially how the end of the book had thoughts and testimonials on the text by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Andrew Jackson. With a lineup like that, you know the book must be true!

Posted by KDP on 09/05/12 at 12:30 PM

If there really was a Jesus as the basis of the myth/legend he would be a dark skinned middle eastern man .. Expat47 is quite correct.

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 09/05/12 at 03:59 PM

You are both right about the ethnicity of Jesus, but he has been portrayed that way for hundreds of years. There are many things about him that get misrepresented everyday.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/05/12 at 07:35 PM

If Jesus was jewish, Why did he have a Mexican name? :coolsmile:

Posted by Tyrusguy on 09/05/12 at 07:56 PM

For a supposed denizen of the eastern portion of the Roman empire in the first century CE, where and when the common languages were Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, the 'author' of this 'autobiography' seems remarkably fluent in 19th century American English.

Posted by tadchem on 09/07/12 at 01:50 PM

אה אתה קטן אמונה

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/07/12 at 02:14 PM

Google Translate, Expat?

Posted by ges on 09/07/12 at 04:53 PM

Oh you of little faith, Expat knows many, many things.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/07/12 at 07:00 PM

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