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The New Testament Code: The Cup of the Lord, the Damascus Covenant, and the Blood of Christ Hardcover – October 28, 2006

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It’s finally here—and Eisenman’s many readers will not be disappointed! In this follow-up to his blockbuster biblical studies, world-renowned scholar Eisenman not only gives us a full examination of James’ relationship to the Dead Sea Scrolls, he also reveals the true history of Palestine in the first century and the real ‘Jesus’ of that time. It’s a work of intriguing speculative history, complete with a conspiracy theory as compelling as any thriller.
Eisenman begins with a question: “Is there a ‘New Testament Code?’” He proves that there is—and exposes the deliberate revisions, falsifications, and historical trivializations introduced into New Testament writings. In so doing, he identifies the Scrolls as the literature of the Messianic Movement in Palestine and “decodes” many favorite sayings in the Gospels, including “These are the signs that the Lord did in Cana of Galilee.” Offering a point-by-point analysis of James’ relationship to the Dead Sea Scrolls, he illuminates such subjects as the “Pella Flight,” the wilderness camps, and Paul as an “Herodian,” and demonstrates how, once we have found the Historical James, we will find the Historical Jesus.
Every page presents fascinating new insights and revelations that will leave Eisenman’s many fans enraptured. And because it will coincide with the release of the similarly themed film of The Da Vinci Code, interest will be high.

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1120 pages
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English
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Watkins
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October 28, 2006
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6.13 x 2.06 x 9.25 inches
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1842931865
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978-1842931868
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Eisenman, a Dead Sea Scrolls scholar and an expert in first-century Christianity, theorized in his book James the Brother of Jesus (1997) that the Qumran community, assumed to be responsible for the original Dead Sea writings, was important in the development of early Christianity. He further advances that theory here, once again using literary analysis of pertinent texts. Eisenman examines such topics as James' relationship to the Qumran community's Teacher of Righteousness and offers a reinterpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls, especially the relatively recent translation of the MMT document, which he links to a Jamesian proto-Christianity. There is also much here about the Messianic movement in the first century and, more personally, about Peter and Paul's relationship to James and to one another. As in the previous book, however, Eisenman's writing is dense and often difficult to follow without a solid knowledge of the subject. Readers wishing to delve more closely into his sources will have to check the notes online. Moreover, he also uses some of the hefty work's 1,120 pages to settle some internecine scholarly feuds. As always, Eisenman's ideas are provocative, but it will take dedicated readers to digest them. Ilene Cooper
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Watkins (October 28, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1120 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1842931865
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1842931868
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.13 x 2.06 x 9.25 inches

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Jay Nelson

Important but a repetiitive slog

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2020

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This may indeed be a work of genius by Eisenmann, but it's a long, slow march as this is the most repetitive academic work I've ever encountered. Every new word or phrase brought up comes with every reference the author has ever made to it before. It's like reading a three-inch thick "12 Days of Christmas". Not even direct quotes are safe but filled with so many asides and call-backs that they have to be read at least twice to be understood. Plus, he only quotes bits of documents, it's hard to tell if he's leaving out information. It would be far more useful to see the documents and then dissects them.At times, it all becomes a blur. Recommended only for hardy souls with a real interest in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Christianity.

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Rick Rock

Interesting...

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2021

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... and controversial, since Bart Ehrman find the thesis rather far-fetched. But it's worth reading, if only to see the outer limits in this type of scholarship. It IS quite well documented, but whether the documentation really supports the thesis is a matter of controversy.

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Ulfilas

Jesuses and Messiahs proliferate while Paul "Swiftboats" James

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2011

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Robert Eisenman continues the quest described in his previous book James the Brother of Jesus: The Key to Unlocking the Secrets of Early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls . In addition to further fleshing out the tradition of sages and rainmakers to which James belonged, the author touches upon the various figures and legends that seem parallel to the New Testaments accounts of Jesus. Of particular interest to me was Jesus, son of Sappias (pp.418-422), the leader of a Galilean revolt of sailors and fisherman against Rome, who is described in the writings of Josephus. A Samaritan Messiah described as "the son of Joseph" also seemed to have existed (pp.101-106) and was reportedly crucified by Pontius Pilate (see Eisenman's preface, p.xxiii). The author also points out that the patriarch Joseph plays a role among the Samaritans analogous to that of David among the Judeans. This is an interesting observation given that the Jesus of the NT is in some sense both a son of David and a son of Joseph.

Eisenman also adds more fuel to the the contention that Paul and his cohorts undermined the Jamesian religious community. The author describes these efforts as "someone using the very language of another person and turning it back on that other person to undermine him" (p.296)--essentially the "Swiftboating" of that community. One example of this use of language provided by the author relates to the admonition in Matthew 15:12-14 in regarding the blind leading the blind and thereby falling into the pit--a reversal of the Qumran admonition to avoid the "Sons of the Pit" who supposedly correspond to Paul and his Herodian associates.

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Dr. Allen Culpepper

CHALLENGE Yourself!!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2016

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VERY intriguing concept and questioning my own beliefs and interpretations of the New Testament - DEFINITELY worth the read and Big River Books delivered an excellent quality copy to me!!!!

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joseph j hrkel jr.

Wonderful

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2019

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A+ description and delivered on time.

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Harold E. Boucher

Excellent book

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2014

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This book continues where James, the Brother of Jesus ends. Prof. Eisenman also extends and better defines many of the concepts he originates. This is a must read for any one seriously interesting in discovering the "real" part of Christianity.

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Wesley F. Revels

Professor Emeritus Robert Eisenman's Books

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2016

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The New Testament Code Companion is part of what is considered the greatest contribution to the Dead Sea Scrolls. This life work of Professor Emeritus Robert Eisenman should be on the book shelf of anyone with a desire to understand the characters in the New Testament and Rome.

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Edgar Hopida

An Excellent Sequel to James Brother of Jesus

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2007

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This book starts where James Brother of Jesus left off. Excellent analysis and documentation. The only flaw in this book is its analysis of Islam. This just shows that a scholar could excel in a particular field and be deficient in another. Dr. Eisenman is definitely an expert on Jewish Christian origins but not Islam

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chastenor

So where is Jesus?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2010

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A warning for those coming to Eisenman for the first time. He is VERY difficult to read. It seems that every sentence is qualified so many times that the reader will get to the end of a paragraph wondering what on earth is being said. The way to find out, unfortunately, is to analyse the sentence structure and take out the asides and qualifications, thus working out what the core statement is. This is not a book that can be read by people who are not highly intelligent and very patient, but it is a book that is enormously rewarding to anybody who takes the time to study it.

This eagerly-awaited sequel to 'James the Brother of Jesus' will not disappoint fans of Robert Eisenman, but will no doubt totally dismay Christians. It deals with the Dead Sea Scrolls and the early writings of Christianity, especially the writings of St Paul. Eisenman feels that the Dead Sea Scrolls represent the early Christian movement in Jerusalem, a view which is not shared by the majority of religious scholars who seem anxious to distance them from the origins of Christianity.

Eisenman's disdain for this so-called 'consensus' is explicit.
'They just do not read the texts. To be sure, they translate them, sometimes imperfectly and often poorly, but they do not read them or take their content seriously.'

Strong words indeed, however it is difficult to escape the conclusion that Eisenman is spot on in his analysis. He comes to these documents as a linguistic and religious expert with a wide knowledge of different religions and cultures, and the work is quite extraordinary in its careful analysis and comparison of these early documents.

Eisenman is not afraid to go where the words take him, and his conclusions are brave but logical. Paul is seen, quite bluntly, as not a nice man, even on occasions a lunatic, more concerned with vilifying Jewish beliefs than erecting a church.

Those like me who come to this work hoping to clarify the life of Jesus will be disappointed. Like the book's cover, a very indistinct representation of the Turin Shroud, Jesus remains a mystery, perhaps even more than before, as Eisenman totally demolishes the credibility of the Gospels. He reveals 'the code' in them, by no means an attempt to portray the life of Jesus, but almost entirely a cruel and malevolent parody of Jewish beliefs.

Eisenman ends 'James the Brother of Jesus' with the words '...the obvious solution to the problem of the Historical Jesus - the question of his actual physical existence as such aside - the answer to which is simple. Who and whatever James was, so was Jesus.' Eisenman's views on the 'historical' Jesus seem to have changed as a result of this analysis. 'Jesus' is usually referred to here in inverted commas, suggesting that either he didn't exist at all, or his story has been so corrupted by the sources that it is no longer possible to find a real person there at all.

Indeed, if the Dead Sea Scrolls are the early writings of the Jerusalem 'Christian' movement, it is extraordinary that there is no room in them for a historical Jesus. Of course, the 'consensus' would argue that the reason for this is that the Dead Sea Scrolls are much earlier. The context, as so ably expounded by Eisenman, would suggest that the 'consensus' is wrong.

Whatever one's own personal views, this is an invaluable addition to research on early Christianity and should be in the library of anybody who is concerned with this period.

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Bank F. America

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2017

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Elsje de Boer

NT Code

Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2012

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This book, which I bought used, looked brand new as though it had never been opened.

It is jam-packed with information on ancient Middle-Eastern myth and tradition, quotes from many ancient authors in Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, Greek and Latin, and an elementary knowledge of at least some of these languages (especially Hebrew) helps a lot.

It will take several readings to absorb the contents of this 900+ page book, but it will certainly give a much better insight in the origins, connections, and differences of the three major world religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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