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The forgotten creed

Stephen J. Patterson

Long before the followers of jesus declared him to be the son of god, jesus taught his followers that they too were the children of god.

In this rigorously researched and thoughtful study, a leading jesus seminar scholar reveals the dramatic story behind the modern discovery of the earliest gospels, accounts that do not portray jesus exclusively as a martyr but recover a lost ancient chris.

Lost Way

Stephen J. Patterson

Gospel of Thomas and Christian Origins

Stephen J. Patterson

Ten seminal essays on the gospel of thomas from a scholar whose work has been at the center of the thomas debate for more than two decades..

Gospel of Thomas and Christian Origins

Stephen J. Patterson

Ten seminal essays on the gospel of thomas from a scholar whose work has been at the center of the thomas debate for more than two decades..

The fifth gospel

Stephen J. Patterson

In december 1945, at the base of cliffs that run along the nile river near the modern-day town of nag hammadi, an egyptian farmer discovered a sealed jar containing thirteen ancient coptic codices.

Beyond the Passion

Stephen J. Patterson

For most christian believers, what is truly remarkable and important about jesus is not his life, but his resurrection from the dead.

Beyond the Passion

Stephen J. Patterson

For most christian believers, what is truly remarkable and important about jesus is not his life, but his resurrection from the dead.

God of Jesus

Stephen J. Patterson

This book's title conveys its general premise, that is, that the quest for the historical jesus has always been closely related to the christian search for god.