The Sins of Jesus
​a novel
An historical novel of a human Jesus who uses illusion and deception to persuade his followers that he teaches truth. Convinced that he delivers the word of God, given to him by his father Joseph and through "little whispers", Jesus discovers that the Jews ignore his preaching. They have been warned to beware false prophets, and that true ones can be recognized only by their miracles and fulfillment of prophecies. To get them to accept the truth of his revelations, he allows his followers to give him credit for miracles he did not perform. But as he relies more and more on deception, he slowly slips deeper and deeper into sin. . . . The author blends historical facts with the Biblical account to make a vivid and compelling portrayal of Jesus, not as God, but as a man -- a prophet -- who is desperately trying to teach others the importance of his revelations.
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If the novel intrigues you, then you might enjoy several other books that have inspired the author. These can be purchased through the links here:
  • The Gnostic Gospels, by Prof. Elaine Pagels. The author is an eminent scholar of religion at Princeton. She shows that many of the early Christians did not believe in the divinity of Jesus. Most of their books were burned. Written after Pagels received a MacArthur Prize.
  • Adam, Eve, and the Serpent, by Prof. Elaine Pagels. The early Gnostic Christians (probably including Mary Magdalene and the Apostle Thomas) believed that the eating of the apple in the Garden of Eden was the greatest triumph of mankind!
  • The Life of Jesus by Ernest Renan. A classic history written in 1863, scholarly but highly controversial, since Renan (even though he remained a devout Christian) argued that the resurrection of Lazarus was purposely faked by Jesus.
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, by Episcopical Bishop Reverend Spong. Spong considers Jesus to be his "personal Savior." Yet he does not believe that Jesus survived the resurrection. It doesn't matter to him.

About the author

Dr. Richard Muller is a Professor of Physics at Berkeley. He has earned a "Distinguished Teacher" award from the University of California, a MacArthur Prize "Genius" fellowship, as as well as the National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award "for highly original and innovative research which has led to important discoveries and inventions in diverse areas of physics, including astrophysics, radioisotope dating, and optics." He is the author of the nonfiction book, Nemesis, and coauthor of The Three Big Bangs. This is his first novel. ​