Believe it or not 2 books offer the latest bids to rewrite the history of Jesus Christ; The authors claim the 21st century theories nearer the truth than first century New Testament books

From: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) | Date: April 22, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

For each of the past 10 years, the media have given American audiences the unhappy Easter season message that "the Jesus that Christians believe in is a hoax," complains Bill Donohue, of the conservative Catholic League.

He cites presentations by ABC, NBC, PBS, Discovery Times Channel, National Public Radio, Newsweek, Time and U.S. News & World Report.

Just before this year's holy season, two well-publicized books were released that offer supposed secrets to supplant traditional accounts about Jesus Christ:

* "The Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History" (HarperSanFrancisco) by ...

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