The Gospel According to Andrew [Hardcover]

George Hammond (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999

The Gospel According to Andrew is a retelling of the story of Jesus's life, and the early years of the new faith, through the eyes of the apostle Andrew, who does not find Paul's theological speculations persuasive.

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About the Author

George Hammond is the author of three novels, a collection of short stories and four philosophical books on issues in theoretical physics, Plato's theory, early Christianity and rational idealism. In his unspare time, George negotiates the details of corporate mergers and acquisitions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 108 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corp (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738805882
• ISBN-13: 978-0738805887
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,863,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Paul and the Gospels, March 12, 2004

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Steve Sponar (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gospel According to Andrew (Paperback)

I genuinely enjoyed the book. I was certainly not aware that Paul receives so much of the credit in the formulation of "mainstream" Christians' understanding of Jesus. I have never considered the Gospels with an eye to contrasting them with Paul but I hope to do so in the future.

While the book is short, it sparks questions and ideas that will last a lifetime and it does so with such remarkable ease. At the end one is left with a sense of the brilliance of the ideas expressed and of the one who wrote them.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh Perspective !!!, April 8, 2001

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Kelvin (RALEIGH, NC, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gospel According to Andrew (Hardcover)

First let me say that I am not a religious zealot by any stretch of the imagination. I am a spiritual eclectic by nature (notwithstanding a childhood of Protestant teachings), who has always thought that Jesus was a remarkable man and gifted teacher during a unique time in the history of the planet.

George Hammond's book captures that persona of Jesus and that time in our planet's religious history in a way that is "fresh" and very "real". Hammond dispenses with all the hoopla that typically permeates most writings about Jesus. There is no "circus" element here.

Instead this is one man's perspective on what happened during those special times with Jesus of Nazareth -- the disciple Andrew's perspective. The reader really gets a good sense of what it was like living with Jesus on a day-to-day basis, what it was like "working in the trenches" with him, what he was like as a person, how profound his beliefs were, why he did what he did.

And, to his credit, Hammond points out to the reader that it is just that -- one man's perspective. Hammond does not claim that his accounting is necessarily "THE way it was". Refreshingly, unlike so many other less flexible writers, Hammond does not try to foist his view on us. He merely presents it as his view. And from a stylistic standpoint, Hammond presents it as Andrew's recollection, his memory of what happened, which makes for interesting reading of what otherwise might be dry and tedious.

Hammond's Epilogue recounts the detail to which he researched this accounting. It is impressive. Moreover, one is left to wonder if this book is just another interestingly packaged in-depth research project, or if it is more than that.

That is, perhaps it really did happen this way. Perhaps Jesus really was the way Hammond, or "Andrew", describes him.

It's definitely worth reading. It'll give you a fresh perspective on a "major player in world history" from one of his closest disciples. Whether you are a Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, agnostic or atheist, I'd strongly recommend you check this book out.