Morton Smith

#2

1978

The real Jesus, only barely glimpsed because of a campaign of disinformation, obfuscation, and censorship by religious authorities, was not Jesus the Son of God. In actuality he was Jesus the Magician. Smith marshals all the available evidence including, but not limited to, the Gospels. He succeeds in describing just what was said of Jesus by "outsiders," those who did not believe him. He deals in fascinating detail with the inevitable questions. What was the nature of magic? What did people at that time mean by the term "magician"? Who were the other magicians, and how did their magic compare with Jesus' works? What facts led to the general assumption that Jesus practiced magic? And, most important, was that assumption correct?

#3

1971

Examining the time line of the ancient Greeks, this title shows how what we can see in the many sites of ancient Greece today helps us understand what life was like in the past, the lives of ordinary people, arts and crafts, gods, temples and the Olympic Games, the origins of democracy, and much more.