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Readers' Favorite announces the review of the Non-Fiction - Historical book 

"The Secret Code of the Gospels" by Albert Seidel, currently available at

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0GX2XPNF7.

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"Reviewed By Grant Leishman for Readers' Favorite

The Secret Code of the Gospels: The Earthly Story by Albert Seidel is a serious and scholarly effort to critically examine the Gospels of the New Testament. The author asks the pertinent questions: Did Jesus truly exist? Are the Gospels a truthful retelling of actual historical events that occurred some two thousand years ago, by those who witnessed them? Who actually wrote the Gospels and why? The author believes that the Gospels themselves give readers a clue to the answers to those questions, with markers indicating the writer, the purpose, and indeed the entire basis of the largest religion on earth, Christianity. The idea of applying earthly logic to these supposed supernatural events allows readers to consider the events described in the Gospels dispassionately and draw their own conclusions.

Albert Seidel has raised issues in this treatise that threaten to shake the very foundations of Christianity. The Secret Code of the Gospels is an absolutely fascinating read, whether or not you have any foundation or interest in religious thought. The idea that the entire foundation for modern-day Christianity could actually be the creation of a Roman Emperor, determined to unite his disparate empire with a common cause and a monotheistic God, is earth-shattering. The author reminds readers that when viewed through the concept of earthly principles, modern-day science, and understanding of physics, much of what is revealed in the Gospels is beyond logical belief. The author’s basic premise is that the Gospels were actually penned in the fourth century by a scribe of Constantine, and based on the writings of Flavius Josephus, a Jewish historian from the first century. Readers will have to make up their own minds about some of the sometimes tenuous links claimed. This book presents a compelling rationale to help us understand what may have happened in Judea all those years ago. All thinking and rational people will gain a lot from this book, and I highly recommend it."

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Review from SPR (Self-Publishing Review)

 ★★★★½ 

"A logic-based assessment of the earthly history of Jesus and the cornerstone events of the Bible, The Secret Code of the Gospel: The Earthly Story by Albert Seidel offers a refreshingly pragmatic perspective on faith-based mysteries.

Examining the Gospels as religious reflections on historical events, Seidel attempts to parse fact from fiction and clear up some of the core questions surrounding Christianity's origins, primarily the life and death of Jesus Christ, beginning with whether he truly existed. The preface clearly states the author's approach to interpreting the Gospels: Jesus was an actual historical figure, and the Gospels are religious interpretations of earthly events that their authors either personally witnessed or transcribed based on other people's accounts.

From that foundational lens, Seidel dissects many of the most well-known stories and elements of the Gospels, from Jesus' resurrection and the nativity scene to the Wedding at Cana and Jesus' complex familial and romantic relationships. Presenting alternative explanations for the sometimes supernatural events that lie at the heart of Christianity, one logical clarification builds on the last.

For example, perhaps Jesus wasn't resurrected from the dead, but rather, his title of King of the Jews was passed on through his unborn son, the Child of Mary Magdalene. Given that premise, the legendary story of an infant born in the manger and persecuted by the authorities could be explained as Jesus' heir being born to Mary Magdalene and her new partner, Joseph. One of the central arguments the book makes is that Jesus the Preacher and baby Jesus could, in fact, be two different people, conveniently synthesized into one by the authors of the Gospels with an eye towards unifying people around a powerful godhead.

For Christians and anyone familiar with the religion, these are radical departures from traditional biblical interpretation, but many of the author's arguments are sound, as are the nuanced hints and clues he uses as logical launch points. For instance, why would Jesus' mother and disciples be invited to a wedding with him, and why would he then be in charge of handling beverage deficiencies, unless it was his wedding? And why do all four Gospels start the story of Jesus the Preacher with his arrival as an adult in Galilee, along with the next three miraculous years of his life, without acknowledging his previous three decades?

Granted, some parts of this text are necessarily based on supposition, and require some ironic leaps of faith, but the idea that Jesus was predicting and carrying out his own well-crafted plan begins to sound less conspiratorial with each passing chapter. That said, some of the author's choices are questionable, such as his hesitation to use evidence from other historical or religious materials - e.g., Coptic texts - to help validate or disprove events outlined in the four Gospels.

Overall, Seidel's detailed textual references to the Gospels grant credibility to his thesis, and his attempts to reconcile religious lore with historical fact feel driven by academic curiosity, rather than heretical malice. While some readers may find this text inherently blasphemous, others may find it cathartic and revelatory; in either case, this intuitively structured and comprehensive take on the heart of Christianity is thought-provoking and eye-opening." — SPR (Self-Publishing Review)

New 5-Star review (Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite)!

 

Are the Gospels to be taken as they were recorded two thousand years ago? Or is there something more meaningful to uncover in the actual texts? In Albert Seidel’s The Secret Code of the Gospels, an alternate perspective is presented. It’s something like a detective investigation, bringing to the fore the possibilities of who the heroes of the Gospels really were and if they were inserted as characters in the story itself, or as living evidence of history in the making. There is a secular narrative woven into the Gospels, one that the author defines as the “Earthly Story,” that reveals historical figures otherwise obscure in the text itself.

Albert Seidel’s book, The Secret Code of the Gospels: The Earthly Story, is an intriguing dissertation that offers an alternative, comprehensive guide to the study of the Gospels. The book is organized into chapters beginning with the birth of Jesus, who his parents were in the grand scheme of things, and continuing through the young man Jesus became until his crucifixion. Each chapter is organized for easy study, beginning with an introduction and followed by in-depth observations that conclude with a compelling conclusion. The author repeatedly challenges the reader with intense questions, which lead to the next element of discussion, usually in the next chapter. There is an Appendix which sums up some of the issues presented. This is an intuitive, alternative look at the Gospels and how one should read and understand them.
Overall, I found it to be an interesting read. — Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite