Heresy is a brilliant book that tells the story of the many different Jesuses and other saviours who were pronounced unacceptable and faded from view after the death of Christ. It is a story of contingency, chance, and plurality.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 06 February 2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Heresy: An Enthralling Journey Through the History of Christianity

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After the death of Christ, there was not merely one word or consensus as to who Jesus was or why he mattered. There were many different Jesuses, including the aggressive Jesus who scorned his parents and crippled those who opposed him, the Jesus who sold his twin into slavery, and the Jesus who had someone crucified in his stead. In the early years of the first millennium, there were many other saviors, many sons of gods who healed the sick and cured the lame. But as Christianity spread, they were pronounced unacceptable and faded from view.

In Heresy, Catherine Nixey tells their extraordinary story, one of contingency, chance, and plurality. It is a story about what might have been.

Weight: 288g
Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529040395