{"product_id":"the-matthias-scroll-abram-epstein-9781532027116","title":"The Matthias Scroll: Select Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Select Second Edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Matthias Scroll\u003c\/em\u003e, author Abram Epstein crosses linguistic hurdles illuminating the drama of Jesus' life and death, revealing hitherto unknown episodes which shaped his last eighteen months, leading to his capture, crucifixion and interment. Exposed by fresh translations, Gospel passages become recovered pearls of verifiable history, enabling us to meet the one so many have been seeking to know and appreciate as a human being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLauded as \"fascinating\" and \"provocative\" by such prominent historians as Professors Michael Berenbaum and Shaul Magid, Epstein's linguistic excavations have now accomplished what is increasingly recognized as a major breakthrough in New Testament studies, recovering an altogether different, long-lost scroll from beneath the Gospels' doctrinal text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of the scriptural account, Epstein points out, has dramatized the supernatural Jesus, adding an aura of divine authority to his every word and deed, covering up history beneath layers of theological enhancement. Many have wondered what happened to the one betrayed by Judas, who later retreated to the Garden of Gethsemane, praying not to die, and was crucified for saying he was \"King of the Jews\" though no witnesses ever claimed he said such a thing about himself. With the excavated testimony of his friend and companion, Matthias (Acts I:21), we now have....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJesus' life as he would have remembered it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Documented Biography of Jesus Before Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e, the author's nonfiction companion work, presents the scroll in academic format, and is also available from Iuniverse and retail booksellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational distribution: Biblicalartifacts.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abram Epstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1532027117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532027116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e True Directions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Abram Epstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442395197695,"sku":"9781532027116","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6b88d7e-eed3-4672-80de-9fdd778bde0a.jpg?v=1777197119","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-matthias-scroll-abram-epstein-9781532027116","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}