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Gospel Thrillers: Conspiracy, Fiction, and the Vulnerable BibleMain MenuInside the Gospel ThrillersAn exploration of the contents of the novels and their genreBehind the Gospel Thrillers: "Discovering" the BibleHistorical and social context for themes in the novelsBeyond the Novels: Gospel Thrills and U.S. CultureCultural spaces outside the novels in which the impulses of gospel thrillers are foundExtras: Reviews, interviews, and other mediaAndrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
Gospel Thrillers in the News
12018-03-27T18:07:26-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28124583plain2023-02-27T11:15:08-08:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28Occasionally a discovery of a "new gospel" will make headlines. Although these "discoveries" are rarely from the first century, they often tap into the same well of fears and desires that the Gospel Thrillers explore: what if the Bible as we have it is the result of shadowy forces (in the past, in the present, or both) that have kept us in the dark about "the truth" about Jesus and Christian origins? What if some new discovery is being manipulated by sinister and untrustworthy "experts" to distort the message of biblical truth? In Gospel Thrillers I look closely at three moments in which the vulnerability of the Bible burst into public consciousness and outside the realms of fiction.
In these sections I summarize briefly the circumstances of each case (for more detail, read the book!) and provide direct links to further information and discussion from biblical studies specialists, journalistic investigators, and fascinated members of the public.
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12018-03-27T18:12:03-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28Beyond the Novels: Gospel Thrills and U.S. CultureAndrew S. Jacobs5Cultural spaces outside the novels in which the impulses of gospel thrillers are foundplain2023-03-14T11:11:12-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
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12018-03-27T18:33:48-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28The Secret Gospel of Mark17Decades after its discovery, its authenticity is still up for grabsplain2024-03-08T05:30:44-08:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
12018-03-27T18:33:07-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28The Gospel of Judas27A "new" gospel and its academic and media afterlivesplain2023-03-23T14:13:51-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28
12018-03-27T18:34:34-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28The Gospel of Jesus's Wife16A small Coptic fragment and the decade of controversy that followedplain2023-03-24T08:45:02-07:00Andrew S. Jacobs45edf76073fc8204ba5adec5870047f3453dfd28