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Finally the Gospel that everyone's been waiting for in which Jesus gets chance to put the record straight and show how the story of life has been manipulated over time by politicians and religious zealots. This is the book that Gandy and Freke believe Jesus would have wanted to have written. In 'his' gospel, Jesus leads people away from the thinking that has birthed hatred and numerous wars towards a true gnosis or knowing of self. Irreverent, challenging, extremely funny, and delicately informed by a profound spiritual message - this gospel is the book that Freke and Gandy have been longing to write. They consider it their best work to date and hope that it will prompt debate, discussion and promote a movement aiming to counteract religious division.
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Tim Freke has an honours degree in philosophy and is an internationally respected authority on world mysticism. His previous books include 'The Jesus Mysteries' and 'Jesus and the Goddess' which inspired Dan Brown. He has been featured in numerous TV and radio documentaries. He lectures and leads seminars in the US and UK. Peter Gandy has an MA in classical civilization and is an international authority on the ancient pagan mysteries and early Christianity.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
For 22 years, approximately 200 Fellows of the Westar Institute, the Jesus Seminar, have attempted to parse Jesus' alleged utterances into categories of possibly said, unlikely to have said, and impossible to have said. Needless to say, this kind of investigation can get very, very weighty.
Instead, Freke and Gandy have given us a delightful book, which I find quite funny in lots of places, that enables the reader to understand the difference between the literal, historical Jesus and the Gnostic Jesus, even if the reader has no formal background or training. And understanding that difference can make a difference between a Chrisitan experience that is guilt-ridden and one that is enlightening. Maybe other reviewers consider this a trivial pursuit, but I bought a dozen copies for my dearest friends.
Instead, Freke and Gandy have given us a delightful book, which I find quite funny in lots of places, that enables the reader to understand the difference between the literal, historical Jesus and the Gnostic Jesus, even if the reader has no formal background or training. And understanding that difference can make a difference between a Chrisitan experience that is guilt-ridden and one that is enlightening. Maybe other reviewers consider this a trivial pursuit, but I bought a dozen copies for my dearest friends.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I didn't like this book I'm afraid - I found it annoyingly self-referential and irritatingly in love with itself. Of course it's meant to be tongue in cheek, but the authors spend a lot of time telling the reader how good their other books are. The book spends a lot of time criticising organised religion, which is fine, but in the present climate many of their points seem obvious and indulgent. The book is written as a novel but there is no attempt to place any scenes in terms of place and time. None of the characters exist in more than one dimension. I found Freke's Lucid Living much more interesting and inspiring.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this for myself and it arrived on Christmas eve - I didn't realise quite how appropriate this was! I have read Freke and Gandy's other books and thoroughly enjoyed them but I wasn't ready for this. There is nothing in this brilliant little book that I haven't read before somewhere, but the way it is presented makes things so easy to grasp; it is irreverent, hilarious and yet deeply profound and suddenly (as it is supposed to) I GOT IT!!!!!!! I cannot explain this fantastic feeling, finally I UNDERSTAND, ON ALL LEVELS - I KNOW, AND I KNOW THAT I KNOW - WOW, WOW, WOW. Thank you. Do yourself a favour make this the first book you buy today, and buy one for a friend as well. I really hope that it affects you in the same way it did me and changes your life.
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Good but...
I enjoyed the beginning of this book but was sceptical about how reliable it all is as you have to be when reading a book like this. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2009 by R. Corcoran
You can change your life-view - safely.
Although classed as a "novel" this is not only a very funny-but-serious effort too, to get across an understanding of the mystery of Creativity to us all... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2008 by Marie
'Seriously' funny
What a relief to see in accessible form all the years of study and research Freke and Gandy have accomplished. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2008 by Rev Bev
The Coming
Can there be a more simple, just (and funny) explanation of what Gnostic knowing is than what Freke and Gandi give us in the 'Gospel of the Second Coming'? NO. Read this. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2007 by Willemsen
Best of the Best
Great body of work and insight.
'Masters' in their own right.
The world needs more men and women like this. Read more
'Masters' in their own right.
The world needs more men and women like this. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2007 by Etherbod
Truth first humour second
This book is all about truth, that is its purpose. Ok it may fall down in places with the humour but it certainly gets its main point across. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2007 by GVPaul
Disappointing!
I was so looking forward to this book, having enjoyed their previous insights and having been totally persuaded by their intense research and arguments. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2007 by Wildheart
gnosis news is good news
This cheerful and cheeky (and colourful!) post modern novel serves as an ideal introduction to some of the main ideas behind gnostic thought. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2007 by cutpricechemist
amazing book
i can't express the value of this book in words - its wonderful. it contains every spiritual truth i have ever come across in one place, presented in a lucid, coherent,... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2007 by Joanne
A must for Freethinkers everywhere.
This book is an excellent extension to the author's previous books on the subject of the myth of Jesus Christ. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2007 by Thomas W. Greenaway
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