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A reconstructed collection of sayings attributed to Jesus reveals Jesus as a Jewish sage who was later mythologized into the ''''Christ'''' revered by the world's Christian communities. By the author of A Myth of Innocence. Major ad/promo.
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THE LOST GOSPEL The Book ofQ & Christian Origins BURTON L. MACK MM HarperSanFrancisco A Division of HarperCollins/W>&/>ers DESIGN Design Office / Bruce Kortebein THE LOST GOSPEL. Copyright © 1993 by Burton L. Mack. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information address HarperCollins Publishers, 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022. FIRST EDITION Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mack, Burton L. The lost gospel: the book of Q & Christian origins / Burton L. Mack. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-06-065374-4 (alk. paper) 1. Q hypothesis (Synoptics criticism) 2. Christianity—Origin. I. Title. BS2555.2.M2535 1993 226'.066—dc20 92-53921 CIP 93 94 95 96 97 RRD(H) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This edition is printed on acid-free paper that meets the American National Standards Institute Z39.48 Standard. in memory of HANS CONZELMANN a teacher ofgrace and truth CONTENTS PROLOGUE PART i 1. 2. 3. 4. The Challenge The Discovery of a Lost Gospel Finding the Shards An Uncommon Wisdom Removing the Patina Galilee Before the War The Text of the Lost Gospel 5. The Book of Q 1 15 29 41 51 PART II PART in 6. 7. 8. 9. PART iv 10. 11. 12. 13. EPILOGUE 71 The Recovery of a Social Experiment Dancing to the Pipes S