Welcome to THE BROTHER OF JESUS website. Your host is the Rev. Jeffrey J. Bütz, M.Div., S.T.M., an ordained Lutheran minister, lecturer in World Religions at Penn State University, and author of the book The Brother of Jesus and the Lost Teachings of Christianity. This book is the most recent on James and has quickly garnered widespread critical acclaim for both its depth of research as well as its readability. It is simply the best book available on James for the interested layperson.

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here: REVIEWS

To order the book, or to read more reviews, click here: amazon.com

To see the Table of Contents or read an excerpt, visit the publisher:
Inner Traditions International

On this website you will find a treasure trove of information about Christianity's best kept secret: that Jesus had brothers and sisters, and his eldest brother, James, was the successor to Jesus and the first bishop of the first Christian church, the Jerusalem Church, making James in essence the first Pope!

So step inside, many more surprises await you.
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