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- Random House Publishing Group
- Special Attributes
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- ISBN
- 9780345434241
- Book Title
- Jesus Sutras : Rediscovering the Lost Scrolls of Taoist Christianity
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Religion
- Topic
- Taoism (See Also Philosophy / Taoist), Eastern, Christianity / General
- Item Width
- 5.6 in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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In 1907, explorers discovered a vast treasure trove of ancient scrolls, silk paintings, and artifacts dating from the 5th to 11th centuries A.D. in a long-sealed cave in a remote region of China. Among them, written in Chinese, were scrolls that recounted a history of Jesus' life and teachings in beautiful Taoist concepts and imagery that were unknown in the West. These writings told a story of Christianity that was by turns unique and disturbing, hopeful and uplifting. The best way to describe them is collectively, with a term they themselves use: The Jesus Sutras. The origins of Christianity seem rooted in Western civilization, but amazingly, an ancient, largely unknown branch of Christian belief evolved in the East. Eminent theologian and Chinese scholar Martin Palmer provides the first popular history and translation of the sect's long-lost scriptures--all of them more than a thousand years old and comparable in significance to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Gathered, deciphered, and interpreted by a team of expert linguists and scholars, these sacred texts present an inspiring use of Jesus' teachings and life within Eastern practices and meditations--and provide an extraordinary window into an intriguing, profoundly gentler, more spiritual Christianity than existed in Europe or Asia at the time, or, indeed, even today. Palmer has devoted more than a decade to seeking the extant writings and other evidence of this lost religion. His search was triggered by an encounter with an immense, mysterious carved (stele) stone from the 8th century that resides in a Chinese museum collection called the Forest of Stones. The Chinese text on this stone commemorates the founding of a "religion of light" in China by a great Western teacher and features a unique cross that merges Taoist symbolism with the Christian cross. The scrolls, the stone, and a strange map of the area around a hallowed temple (where Lao Tzu wrote the Tao Te Ching before disappearing forever) gave Palmer enough information to rediscover one of the earliest Christian monasteries. At the site was an 8th century pagoda still intact, and within it, in 1998, Palmer and his team found more evidence, including statues, underground passageways, and artifacts, that helped them uncover and recreate the era and rituals of the Taoist Christians. The Taoist Christians, who wrote the Jesus Sutras recognized equality of the sexes, preached against slavery, and practiced nonviolence toward all forms of life. In particular, this tradition offered its followers a more hopeful vision of life on earth and after death than the dominant Eastern religions, teaching that Jesus had broken the wheel of karma and its consequent punishing, endless reincarnations. Vividly re-creating the turbulence of a distant age that is remarkably evocative of our own times, Palmer reveals an extraordinary evolution of spiritual thought that spans centuries. A thrilling modern quest that is also an ancient religious odyssey, The Jesus Sutras shares a revolutionary discovery with profound historical implications--imparting timeless messages and lessons for men and women of all backgrounds and faiths.
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345434242
ISBN-13
9780345434241
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1882996
Product Key Features
Book Title
Jesus Sutras : Rediscovering the Lost Scrolls of Taoist Christianity
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Taoism (See Also Philosophy / Taoist), Eastern, Christianity / General
Publication Year
2001
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Br128.T34p35 2001
Reviews
"The Jesus Sutrastells a valuable history of the beautiful teachings of a faith built on living practices of brotherhood and peace. The Sutras show us the interbeing nature of Jesus, Buddha, Tao, peoples, cultures, transformation, salvation and unity through deep and mindful living." --THICH NHAT HANH Author ofLiving Buddha, Living Christ "The Jesus Sutrasis a spellbinding story of the rediscovery of the earliest traces of Christianity in China and an imaginative reconstruction of the subsequent development of this alien faith from the Far West in the Middle Kingdom. Martin Palmer's infectious enthusiasm for his subject is evident throughout and enables him to illuminate numerous facets of the Religion of Light that were hitherto unknown to modern scholars. The result is not only the moving account of the author's personal quest to comprehend a phenomenally important but strangely mysterious stele inscription, it is also one of the most fascinating chapters ever written in the history of world religions." --VICTOR H. MAIR Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies University of Pennsylvania Translator ofTao Te ChingandWandering on the Way "In offering a tantalizing glimpse of a distant past when Christian, Taoist, and Buddhist ideas achieved a brilliant fusion in China,The Jesus Sutrasinspire hope for a future in which celebration of diversity may one day triumph over the sterile certainties of exclusivism." --STEPHEN BATCHELOR Author ofBuddhism Without Beliefs "The Jesus Sutrasvividly brings to life the partnership teachings of Jesus and their application in a surprising setting. Palmer's account of Chinese communities that honored both women and men and lived equitably and nonviolently is a fascinating story and a stunning contribution to religious history." --RIANE EISLER Author ofThe Chalice and The Blade, Sacred Pleasure, andTomorrow's Children "Martin Palmer has written a book in the great tradition of English scholars and explorers. He has put together the evidence of the presence of early Christianity, in the first millennium, in China. He has reread and retranslated the Jesus Sutras to present a view of Christianity that was independent of the accepted definitions in the West. He has found in this Christianity, in ancient China, a liberating and healing expression for the whole of the human spirit. Men and women of all the faith traditions will be moved by this book." --ARTHUR HERTZBERG Bronfman Visiting Professor of the Humanities New York University
Copyright Date
2001
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2001-035320
Dewey Decimal
275.1/02
Dewey Edition
21
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