The Other Preacher From the Galilee (original) (raw)
2004, Forward
He was a charismatic preacher from the Galilee whose teachings challenged the regnant Jewish doctrines of his day and undermined rabbinical authority. He communed with the spirits of the living and the dead, performing miracles and restoring the lost souls of those who accepted his revolutionary teachings. An ascetic, messianic figure, he endured great, largely self-inflicted, suffering during his lifetime, for the sake of Redemption. To his despairing disciples he promised, at the hour of his death: "If you are deserving, I shall come back to you." And now, his dramatic story lovingly recreated from the primary sources of old is available for all to behold.
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