For those who doubt the story as we have been told, this book is a fascinating journey through the curiosities, mysteries and myths about the Bible and Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus was not born in Bethlehem in the year 0, but in Nazareth six years earlier (6 B.C.), nor was he born in December, but in March or April, and he was never worshipped by kings or magi. Mary had at least six children and was not a perpetual virgin. Jesus was not white. He must have been short, black or of very dark skin and gray hair because he did not die when he was 33 years old but close to 42, almost an old man at that time. Very possibly he married and had offspring and was condemned along with several of his men for his political-religious activity, being buried in the common grave destined to the seditious. This would be the closest profile to the historical Jesus based on the studies of exegetes, paleographers and scientists in the last century. With an informative and entertaining style, the author makes a documented tour of the unusual and silenced aspects of the Bible and Jesus of Nazareth, addressing such interesting questions as: Why did the wife of God disappear from the Jewish pantheon? Is the Bible a plagiarism of ancient profane rites? Was the father of Jesus a Roman soldier? Did Jesus have a twin brother with whom he was confused? Did he marry? Did he have descendants?

本書は、信仰の霧に隠されたナザレのイエスの実像を、最新の学術的知見から鮮やかに剥ぎ取る衝撃の書です。著者は古文書学を駆使し、我々が抱く救世主像を否定して、浅黒い肌を持ち政治に身を投じた一人の人間を描き出します。神格化の裏に潜む生々しい情熱が、緻密な考証によって血肉の通ったドラマへと昇華されています。 封印された歴史の断片を繋ぎ合わせるスリリングな知の冒険こそが本作の真髄です。通説を疑う勇気を持つ読者にとって、本書は聖なる神話を「人間の歴史」へと書き換える、めくるめく興奮に満ちた最高の知的体験となるでしょう。