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Jesus, takes centre stage but here it is looked at in a more symbolic fashion and the understanding of its true nature may be the key to unlocking now suppressed ideas at the heart of the early church.

The author has the advantage of writing from within the establishment being a scholar of History and Divinity and is connected with a number of universities. From this respected position her claims have added impetus due to the respect that she already holds. But the other attraction is that there is no controversial attack on the establishment that she is part of. Instead she offers the first steps towards a reunion between the male dominated aspects of Christianity and the feminine, goddess figure that has been cast off for political reasons and designated heretical and paganistic beliefs. This reconstruction of Christian origins makes a lot more sense than some of the things that are held as carved in stone by the church elders today and with the emergence of a mass of non-canonical writings, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, it is time that books such as this became more widely circulated.

Religious scholars, historians, Christians and non-Christians alike should find this book interesting, challenging and inspirational but it never seeks to attack belief on a personal level. It contains ideas that can be incorporated into anyone's present understanding without rocking the boat and that has importance much larger than may first be apparent both on an individual and a global level.

The Woman with the Alabaster Jar (1-879181-03-7) is published by Bear & Company at $16.95 but can be found in the back catalogue of spiritual book suppliers such as Cygnus Books and even Amazon market place.

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