Herodian Messiah
Non-fiction book presenting the author's painstakingly collected evidence supporting a shocking theory, that Jesus was the grandson of both Herod the Great and the last Hasmonean king (Antigonus). The analysis begins with one loose thread in the official biography of Jesus Christ, the claim by the Sanhedrin that it lacked authority to execute him. Why didn't the Sanhedrin execute Jesus after convicting him of blasphemy? The same legal body executed Stephen and James the brother of Jesus for the same crime. During Roman times, the Sanhedrin lacked authority to execute only one class of Jew--Roman citizens. All descendants of Herod were Roman citizens. The book presents Paul of Tarsus as another Herodian prince one generation behind Jesus and of lesser Hasmonean blood. Follow this link for more info.
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Chicken Farmer
Chicken Farmer, An American Fable, my first novel, is a work of gritty popular fiction about an Iraq War veteran suffering from PTSD and a young female on the White House staff who is living la vida loca. Follow this link for more info.
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Joe's other blogs:
I am launching a new microblogging site called TwitX expected to be operational by August 1, 2011.
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- Reader comments on Mariamne bat Aristobulus, aka Mariamne III (1-9-2012)
- Jesus as 'the Egyptian' of Josephus (1-3-2012)
- Comments upon the surrender of Jesus prior to his crucifixion (12-30-2011)
- Scientific Report on Bones Found in the Abba Tomb (12-27-2011)
- Discussion on dating the crucifixion of Jesus to 36 CE. 11-24-11.
- Simple Source Code For Social Media Buttons for use on your website. Twitter, Facebook, and Stumbleupon. 4-10-11.
- Has the tomb of King Antigonus been found? (3-31-2011)
- Herodian Messiah is now available in ebook form for Kindle @ $2.99. 2-20-11.
- Thanks to Prof. James D. Tabor for the shoutout to jjray on his blog. As well as being the chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, he is the author of The Jesus Dynasty. 1-28-11
- Jesus Christ, Messiah of Levi? Article argues that Jesus presented himself as the Messiah of Levi, not of Judah (i.e., tribe of David). In so doing, this article sidesteps the more contentious additional theory that Jesus was the grandson of Herod. 10-10-2010.
- Women at the Cross and the Tomb of Jesus 10-4-2010
- Tiberius Julius Abdes Pantera, Father of Jesus? 9-3-10
- Sequencing The Last Days of Jesus. 8-20-09
- Reader comment: Bruce Lee quote, "Explore yourself'. 7-26-09
- Mary the Mother of Jesus as 'Daughter of Aaron'. 6-15-09.
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