{"product_id":"the-jesus-cult-2000-years-of-the-last-d","title":"The Jesus Cult: 2000 Years Of The Last D","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 33, 33, 1)\"\u003eChristian apologists work hard to defend the resurrection of Jesus, despite the woefully poor descriptions of the supposed event in the New Testament. I suspect they could also rise to the challenge of proving that the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella really did transform a pumpkin into a carriage. It''s no surprise that the apologetic literature defending the resurrection is enormous, but there has been considerable pushback from secular writers-as well as from religious scholars who can live with a metaphorical understanding of the resurrection. But the task for the curious reader-trying to cut through all this clutter-has been made easy by Robert Conner''s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 33, 33, 1)\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Jesus Cult: 2000 Years of the Last Days. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 33, 33, 1)\"\u003eAs this title suggests, Conner incisively demonstrates that a crucial element in early Christian belief-the arrival of Jesus on the clouds any day now-is just plain wrong. He also pulls together the New Testament texts that show just how incoherent the resurrection stories are: no wonder the apologists have to work so hard. In his engaging conversational writing style, Conner also shows the on-going damage-into our own times-that the Jesus Cult causes. This book is a must-read, especially for Christians who may be curious enough about their faith to do at least a little due diligence. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 33, 33, 1)\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 33, 33, 1)\"\u003eDavid Madison, Ph.D. in Biblical Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57309899129214,"sku":"NW9781087889603","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781087889603.jpg?v=1778580376","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/the-jesus-cult-2000-years-of-the-last-d","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}