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ISBN
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9781400082780
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Book Title
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Laughing Jesus : Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom
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Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
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9.2 in
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2005
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Hardcover
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English
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1.1 in
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Religion
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Spirituality, Mysticism, Gnosticism
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16.8 Oz
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6.2 in
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272 Pages
The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom – Hardcover – VERY GOOD
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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1400082781
ISBN-13
9781400082780
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43930529
Product Key Features
Book Title
Laughing Jesus : Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Spirituality, Mysticism, Gnosticism
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Religion
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
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2004-027872
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Reviews
“The Laughing Jesusis a manifesto for Gnostic mysticism. Freke and Gandy’s exposition of Gnostic enlightenment is lucid and accessib≤ their critique of Literalist religion is damningly severe.” -Robert M. Price, professor of scriptural studies, Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary, and editor ofThe Journal of Higher Criticism “The Laughing Jesusis a daring and thought-provoking book. Read it and nothing that you thought about the great monotheistic religions will ever look quite the same again.” -Graham Hancock, author ofFingerprints of the Gods “The Laughing Jesusshould be considered not merely a good read, although it is, but also a matter of burning urgency, for this is one of the most important books that has emerged in this infant millennium.” -Larry Dossey, M.D., author ofReinventing MedicineandHealing Words From the Hardcover edition., “The Laughing Jesusis a manifesto for Gnostic mysticism. Freke and Gandy’s exposition of Gnostic enlightenment is lucid and accessib≤ their critique of Literalist religion is damningly severe.” -Robert M. Price, professor of scriptural studies, Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary, and editor ofThe Journal of Higher Criticism “The Laughing Jesusis a daring and thought-provoking book. Read it and nothing that you thought about the great monotheistic religions will ever look quite the same again.” -Graham Hancock, author ofFingerprints of the Gods “The Laughing Jesusshould be considered not merely a good read, although it is, but also a matter of burning urgency, for this is one of the most important books that has emerged in this infant millennium.” -Larry Dossey, M.D., author ofReinventing MedicineandHealing Words, “”The Laughing Jesus” is a manifesto for Gnostic mysticism. Freke and Gandy’s exposition of Gnostic enlightenment is lucid and accessible; their critique of Literalist religion is damningly severe.” –Robert M. Price, professor of scriptural studies, Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary, and editor of “The Journal of Higher Criticism” “”The Laughing Jesus” is a daring and thought-provoking book. Read it and nothing that you thought about the great monotheistic religions will ever look quite the same again.” –Graham Hancock, author of” Fingerprints of the Gods” “”The Laughing Jesus” should be considered not merely a good read, although it is, but also a matter of burning urgency, for this is one of the most important books that has emerged in this infant millennium.” –Larry Dossey, M.D., author of “Reinventing Medicine” and “Healing Words”, ” “The Laughing Jesus” is a manifesto for Gnostic mysticism. Freke and Gandy’ s exposition of Gnostic enlightenment is lucid and accessible; their critique of Literalist religion is damningly severe.” — Robert M. Price, professor of scriptural studies, Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary, and editor of “The Journal of Higher Criticism” ” “The Laughing Jesus” is a daring and thought-provoking book. Read it and nothing that you thought about the great monotheistic religions will ever look quite the same again.” — Graham Hancock, author of” Fingerprints of the Gods” ” “The Laughing Jesus” should be considered not merely a good read, although it is, but also a matter of burning urgency, for this is one of the most important books that has emerged in this infant millennium.” — Larry Dossey, M.D., author of “Reinventing Medicine” and “Healing Words”
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
299/.932
Synopsis
Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy, authors of “The Jesus Mysteries “and “Jesus and the Lost Goddess,” return with a powerful indictment of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic fundamentalism and a passionate reinterpretation of Gnostic spirituality. According to Freke and Gandy, religiously inspired acts of violence, such as the attacks on 9/11, are nothing new. They are the continuation of a long and bloody history of brutality caused by mistaking bizarre old books for the Word of God. The time has come to end religious intolerance and wake up to oneness by rediscovering the Gnostic way of transforming oneself and the world. Freke and Gandy’s Incendiary New Book Is a Wake-Up Call to the World What if the Old Testament is a work of fiction, Jesus never existed, and Muhammad was a mobster? What if the Bible and the Qur’ an are works of political propaganda created by Taliban-like fundamentalists to justify the sort of religious violence we are witnessing in the world today? What if there is a big idea that could free us from the us-versus-them world created by religion and make it possible for us to truly love our neighbors– and even our enemies? What if it is possible to awaken to a profound state of oneness and love, which the Gnostic Christians symbolized by the enigmatic figure of the laughing Jesus? Discover for Yourself Why the Gnostic Jesus Laughs, Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy, authors ofThe Jesus MysteriesandJesus and the Lost Goddess, return with a powerful indictment of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic fundamentalism and a passionate reinterpretation of Gnostic spirituality. According to Freke and Gandy, religiously inspired acts of violence, such as the attacks on 9/11, are nothing new. They are the continuation of a long and bloody history of brutality caused by mistaking bizarre old books for the Word of God. The time has come to end religious intolerance and wake up to oneness by rediscovering the Gnostic way of transforming oneself and the world. Freke and Gandy’s Incendiary New Book Is a Wake-Up Call to the World What if the Old Testament is a work of fiction, Jesus never existed, and Muhammad was a mobster? What if the Bible and the Qur’an are works of political propaganda created by Taliban-like fundamentalists to justify the sort of religious violence we are witnessing in the world today? What if there is a big idea that could free us from the us-versus-them world created by religion and make it possible for us to truly love our neighbors-and even our enemies? What if it is possible to awaken to a profound state of oneness and love, which the Gnostic Christians symbolized by the enigmatic figure of the laughing Jesus? Discover for Yourself Why the Gnostic Jesus Laughs From the Hardcover edition.
LC Classification Number
BT1390.F74 2005
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