The Gospel of Anonymous: Absolving All Men of the Most Hideous Crime of Deicide [Hardcover]

László Bitó (Author)

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Publication Date: May 9, 2011

The scribe met Yeshua of Nazareth in the troubled years of his youth and became, for the rest of his life, a true and faithful disciple. As both a victim and a witness to the conflict regarding Yeshua's last days, the scribe felt that he must tell the truth about the events leading up to Yeshua's crucifixion and resurrection; he shows how a man who taught love and compassion became the center of murderous discord. In this first-person testimony, the scribe discusses the great role of Paul in these events and in the persecution of the disciples. He also narrates stories of the loyalty of Judas and the untrue story of his demise, the freeing of Barabbas, and Yeshua's last days in Jerusalem. The scribe provides insight into why Yeshua chose his fate and did not escape his crucifixion. Through the testimony in The Gospel of Anonymous Absolving All Men of the Most Hideous Crime of Deicide, the unnamed scribe communicates the detrimental effects of treachery, prejudice, hatred, and blind devotion to creeds.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 108 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse.com (May 9, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1462002072
• ISBN-13: 978-1462002078
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,271,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

László Bito was 22 years old when he escaped from his native Hungary after the crushed revolution of 1956 and was granted asylum in the US, where he obtained his Ph.D. from Columbia University in Medical Cell Biology. His research led to the development of Xalatan, the drug that has saved the sight of millions of glaucoma sufferers.

He has published more than 150 scientific articles and received, among many others, the highest recognition in the field of eye research, the Proctor Medal. Upon retiring from Columbia University as Emeritus Professor of Ocular Physiology, he returned to Hungary and his first love of writing. Of his fourteen non-scientific books -- novels, essays and three anthologies of some of his more than a hundred newspaper and magazine articles -- some appeared in translations in half a dozen countries.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A clever reinterpretation of the life and death of Jesus, July 6, 2011

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This review is from: The Gospel of Anonymous: Absolving All Men of the Most Hideous Crime of Deicide (Kindle Edition)

This "gospel" is uniquely infused with the author's scientific world view. There is a refreshing presence of logic and reason in the retelling of some of the best-known stories of Jesus's life. These re-engineered and demystified stories are woven into a compelling and quick read that retains much of the archaic literary flavor of the originals. What emerges is a view of the life and death of Jesus that exposes and explains the miracles and magic of the gospels and the motives behind their creation, expansion and perpetuation. As an atheist with a strong respect for the words / teachings of Jesus, I enjoyed this book that helps put the absurd excesses of the biblical stories into perspective and goads us to look past them to the essence of Jesus's wisdom.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Gospel of Anonymous, October 20, 2011

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Jules Sassoon "Jules" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Gospel of Anonymous: Absolving All Men of the Most Hideous Crime of Deicide (Paperback)

The charge that the Jews are responsible for the scourging and crucifixion of Christ has been at the root of anti-Semitism from the early years of Christianity to the present day. True, Pope Benedict XVI recently declared that the Jewish people were not responsible for deicide -- only their leaders were. A similar declaration was also made by the Vatican almost half a century ago, although without any effect, since in the Good Friday liturgy, hundreds of millions of churchgoers continue to hear that the Jews forced Pilate to release Barabbas, the robber, and crucify Jesus instead. Without presenting an alternative account of the events that led to the crucifixion, the original incriminating story would continue to provide rich soil for anti-Semitism.

¶László Bitó stands up against this scourge by presenting a fascinatingly brilliant reinterpretation of that fateful Passover almost 2000 years ago.

In his thoughtful and far-reaching retelling of the story, Bitó presents Barabbas as a childhood friend of Jesus who was ready to offer himself to free his friend from Pilate's dungeon. This Jesus, in Bito's ingenious apocryphal gospel, saved hundreds of lives after Judas reported to him that in the absence of Barabbas, the leader of the zealots, the ferocious sicarii were planning to lead the zealots into an armed insurrection against Roman rule.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Expose against Biblical anti-semitism, November 2, 2011

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I was taken aback when I first saw the title of Bito's book, who is he to write a Gospel? - I asked. Then, reading it I found the story so convincing that I could not put it down. I recommend it to everyone who wants to get that "the Jews killed the Christ" out of his/her system.