Week one of not having a job got me thinking about writing again. I've always wanted to do a story about the people around Jesus, especially his Uncle Matt (my view is Matthias was Joseph's older half brother, not father) as well as his bothers and sisters. It's been 20 years or longer since I did any Q research, so I've jumped back in with both feet. Lots of new works out there, plus finding older stuff is easier. I will have to put my local librarians to searching, but for now here are a few of the easy to get stuff.
The first gospel, Jacobson
The first gospel was not one of the four canonical gospels. It was probably Q, an early collection of Jesus' sayings used by Matthew and Luke to create their gospels. Q does not mention Jesus' death and resurrection, and it contains no birth or childhood stories. In Q, Jesus is pictured as a...
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And since I write fiction, I was hoping for a good hook. Joseph of Arimathea seemed tailor made. There are already legends in the English speaking world about him traveling with a teenage Jesus, so I thought what if he was half brother to Jesus. I did some digging and found out someone else had already mined that lode, even deeper than I had thought to go. Booyson lays out that Joseph the father of Jesus might also be Josephus the historian.
This will be on my wish list, but finding these scholarly book in the library system is a challenge.
Barbelo The Story of Jesus Christ
By
Riaan Booysen
There is no google preview, but Booyson did write about his book on his website.
The personal opinions and thoughts of Riaan Booysen on the Exodus Santorini, Atlantis and Terra Australis.
www.riaanbooysen.com
A long time ago I had watched the PBS Frontline, Jesus to Christ, so I looked that up to have a refresher.
FRONTLINE explores the life of Jesus and the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the nation's leading New Testament scholars, the program challenges familiar assumptions about the origins of Christianity
www.pbs.org
A link on there led me to this great writeup in the Atlantic about the whole Q field of study.
The Atlantic covers news, politics, culture, technology, health, and more, through its articles, podcasts, videos, and flagship magazine.
www.theatlantic.com
So if anyone want some light fluff reading, here is your chance. lol